Molecular properties
- Formula
- CH3Cl
- Molar mass
- 50.49 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 49.9923 Da
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0.00 Ų
- 0.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 74-87-3
- PubChem CID
- 6327
Molecule record
METHYL CHLORIDE
CH3Cl
50.49 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alkyl halide
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 0.8 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 74-87-3
- A6R43525YO
- Artic
- CH3Cl
- CHEBI:36014
- Chloor-methaan
- Chlor-methan
- Chloride, Methyl
Show all 22 synonyms
- Chloromethane
- Chloromethane; methyl chloride
- Chlorure de methyle
- Clorometano
- Cloruro di metile
- DTXCID701541
- DTXSID0021541
- Methane, chloro-
- Methylchlorid
- Methylchloride
- Metylu chlorek
- Monochloromethane
- RCRA waste number U045
- RefChem:157816
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCl
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCl
- InChI
- InChI=1S/CH3Cl/c1-2/h1H3
- InChIKey
- NEHMKBQYUWJMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 6327
Spectroscopy
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Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for METHYL CHLORIDE; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for METHYL CHLORIDE; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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