Chloromethyl ether

CAS Registry Number®

542-88-1

CAS Name

Chloromethyl ether

Molecular Formula

C2H4Cl2O

Molecular Mass

114.96

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    106 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -41.5 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.323 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2O/c3-1-5-2-4/h1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=HRQGCQVOJVTVLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(CCl)CCl

Canonical SMILES

ClCOCCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Methane, 1,1′-oxybis[1-chloro-
  • Ether, bis(chloromethyl)
  • Methane, oxybis[chloro-
  • 1,1′-Oxybis[1-chloromethane]
  • Bis(chloromethyl) ether

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