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dichloromethane
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Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride, or methylene bichloride) is an organochlorine compound with the formula . This colorless, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like, sweet odor is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with water, it is slightly polar and miscible with many organic solvents.
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Dichloromethane is a chemical compound with the formula CH₂Cl₂ and a mass of 83.953. It has a density of 1.33 and a vapor pressure of 350. The substance melts at temperatures ranging from -139 to -95.14 and boils at 104. Its electric dipole moment is 1.60, and it possesses an ionization energy of 11.32.
Safety data indicates a lower flammable limit of 13 and an upper flammable limit of 23. The immediately dangerous to life or health concentration is 7981. Exposure limits include a time-weighted average of 85.75, a short-term limit of 433.75, and a ceiling limit of 0. The compound has a global warming potential of 11 and a solubility of 2.
In chemical databases, dichloromethane is associated with a PubChem CID of 6344 and a NIOSH Pocket Guide ID of 0414. It has an xlogp of 1.5 and no hydrogen bond donors or acceptors. The subject is referenced by 1,045 other encyclopedia articles and has 17,223 associated PubMed entries.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- CH2Cl2
- Molecular weight
- 84.93 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dichloromethane
- SMILES
- C(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
17,223 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
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- found in taxon
- Cynara cardunculus
- Commons category
- Dichloromethane
- vapor pressure
- 350
- canonical SMILES
- C(Cl)Cl
- chemical formula
- CH₂Cl₂
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0414
- density
- 1.33
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 7981
- melting point
- -95.14
- boiling point
- 40
- solubility
- 2
- lower flammable limit
- 13
- upper flammable limit
- 23
- ionization energy
- 11.32
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 85.75
- ceiling exposure limit
- 0
- short-term exposure limit
- 433.75
- global warming potential
- 11
- short name
- DCM
- has characteristic
- flammable liquid
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- electric dipole moment
- 1.60
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Occurrence
- Production
- Uses
- Specialized uses
- Chemical reactions
- Toxicity
- Regulation
- Environmental effects
- See also
- References
- External links
Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride, or methylene bichloride) is an organochlorine compound with the formula . This colorless, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like, sweet odor is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with water, it is slightly polar and miscible with many organic solvents.
==Occurrence== Natural sources of dichloromethane include oceanic sources, macroalgae, wetlands, and volcanoes. However, the majority of dichloromethane in the environment is the result of industrial emissions.
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