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methyl chloride

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Description

Methyl Chloride: A hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent. It has been used as an aerosal propellent, as a refrigerant and as a local anesthetic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p1403) [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

chlorocarbon : Compounds consisting wholly of chlorine and carbon. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

chloromethane : A one-carbon compound that is methane in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a chloro group. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID6327
CHEMBL ID117545
CHEBI ID36014
MeSH IDM0013610

Synonyms (93)

Synonym
ch3cl
CHEBI:36014 ,
methylchloride
methylchlorid
mecl
2108-20-5
methyl chloride
r-40
artic
refrigerant r40
monochloromethane
methane, chloro-
chloromethane
74-87-3
inchi=1/ch3cl/c1-2/h1h
epa pesticide chemical code 053202
hsdb 883
r 40
ccris 1124
chlorure de methyle [french]
rcra waste no. u045
einecs 200-817-4
metylu chlorek [polish]
rcra waste number u045
methylchlorid [german]
clorometano [italian]
chloor-methaan [dutch]
chlor-methan [german]
caswell no. 557
un1063
ai3-01707
cloruro di metile [italian]
jandajel(tm)-cl, 100-200 mesh, extent of labeling: 0.8-1.2 mmol/g cl loading, 2 % cross-linked
jandajel(tm)-cl, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 0.45-0.70 mmol/g cl loading, 2 % cross-linked
jandajel(tm)-cl, 50-100 mesh, extent of labeling: 0.45-0.70 mmol/g cl loading, 2 % cross-linked
chloromethane on rasta resin, 50-100 mesh
chloromethane, >=99.5%
CHEMBL117545
C19446
unii-a6r43525yo
clorometano
ec 200-817-4
chlorure de methyle
chlor-methan
a6r43525yo ,
methyl chloride, or refrigerant gas r 40
cloruro di metile
metylu chlorek
chloor-methaan
methyl chloride, or refrigerant gas r 40 [un1063] [flammable gas]
freon 40
FT-0628715
methyl chloride [mart.]
methyl chloride [ii]
methyl chloride [iarc]
methyl chloride [mi]
methyl chloride [hsdb]
cl-me
methyl-chloride
un 1063
chlorocarbon
DTXSID0021541
mfcd00000872
chloromethane 1m, in tert-butyl methyl ether, anhydrous
merrifield's peptide resin, 50-100 mesh
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 50-100 mesh, extent of labeling: 2.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 100-200 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 100-200 mesh, extent of labeling: 3.5-4.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 2.0-2.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 2 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 100-200 mesh, extent of labeling: 2.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.5-2.0 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 3.0-3.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 3.5-4.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 50-100 mesh, extent of labeling: 4.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 30-40 mesh, extent of labeling: 2.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.0-1.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 2 % cross-linked
stratospheres(tm) pl-cms resin, 30-40 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.0 mmol/g loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 50-100 mesh, extent of labeling: 2.5-4.0 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked with divinylbenzene
merrifield's peptide resin, 70-90 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.0-1.5 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
merrifield's peptide resin, 70-90 mesh, extent of labeling: 1.5-2.0 mmol/g cl- loading, 1 % cross-linked
chloromethane 99.9%
merrifield's peptide resin, 200-400 mesh
chloromethane 100 microg/ml in methanol
a rt i c
carbon-chlorine
chloro methyl group
BBFYMZCRBPASGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LKYXEULZVGJVTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Q422709
chloro-methane
M2813
methyl chloride (ca. 5.7% in tetrahydrofuran, ca. 1mol/l)

Research Excerpts

Overview

Methyl chloride (MeCl) is an abundant environmental mutagen and carcinogen. It may be one of several environmental alkylating agents against which the protection of an adaptive response is required in microorganisms. Methyl chloride is a well characterized reproductive toxicant in the male rat.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Methyl chloride is a commonly used industrial agent that is known to be an inhalational hazard but is also reported to be absorbed through human skin in amounts that contribute substantially to systemic intoxication."( Empirical data in support of a skin notation for methyl chloride.
Baxter, C; Gaskin, S; Heath, L; Logan, M; Pisaniello, D; Thredgold, L, 2018
)
1.46
"Methyl chloride (MeCl) is an abundant environmental mutagen and carcinogen and may be one of several environmental alkylating agents against which the protection of an adaptive response is required in microorganisms. "( Induction of the adaptive response of Escherichia coli to alkylation damage by the environmental mutagen, methyl chloride.
Lindahl, T; Sedgwick, B; Vaughan, P, 1993
)
1.94
"Methyl chloride (MeCl) is a well characterized reproductive toxicant in the male rat, and can serve as a model to illustrate the importance of using multiple endpoints to determine the biological basis of chemically induced toxicity in the reproductive system."( The use of multiple endpoints to define the mechanism of action of reproductive toxicants and germ cell mutagens.
Chellman, GJ; Working, PK, 1989
)
1
"Methyl chloride (MeCl) is a testicular and epididymal toxicant in the Fischer 344 rat that induces significant decreases in sperm quality in males and significant increases in preimplantation embryonic loss in females mated to exposed males. "( Failure of fertilization as a cause of preimplantation loss induced by methyl chloride in Fischer 344 rats.
Bus, JS; Working, PK, 1986
)
1.95
"Methyl chloride (MeCl) is a direct-acting mutagen in bacteria, induces renal adenocarcinomas in male mice, and is a potent reproductive toxicant in the male Fischer 344 (F-344) rat. "( Reproductive effects of inhaled methyl chloride in the male Fischer 344 rat. I. Mating performance and dominant lethal assay.
Bus, JS; Hamm, TE; Working, PK, 1985
)
2

Toxicity

Methyl chloride (MeCl) is toxic to B6C3F1 mice under both acute and chronic exposure conditions. conjugation of MeCl with glutathione (GSH) is a key step in the metabolism of Mecl.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"A large number of reports have been devoted to the physiologic and toxic effects of methyl chloride, many of which are based on case histories involving occupational exposure."( Behavioral, neurological, and toxic effects of methyl chloride: a review of the literature.
Lasley, SM; Repko, JD, 1979
)
0.74
" Toxic effects of MeCl on the testis were demonstrated by decreased relative organ weight (week 3), testicular histopathology (weeks 1-3) and decreased daily sperm production (weeks 1-3); these effects were not prevented by BW755C."( Role of testicular versus epididymal toxicity in the induction of cytotoxic damage in Fischer-344 rat sperm by methyl chloride.
Bus, JS; Chellman, GJ; Hurtt, ME; Working, PK, 1987
)
0.48
"Previous data have demonstrated that methyl chloride (MeCl) is toxic to B6C3F1 mice under both acute and chronic exposure conditions, and that conjugation of MeCl with glutathione (GSH) is a key step in the metabolism of MeCl."( Inhibition of the acute toxicity of methyl chloride in male B6C3F1 mice by glutathione depletion.
Bus, JS; Chellman, GJ; Norton, RM; White, RD, 1986
)
0.82

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Although the no-observable-effect levels for continuous and intermittent MeCl exposures were very nearly proportionate to exposure concentration multiplied by duration, the dose-response curve was much steeper for continuously exposed mice."( Neurotoxicity of methyl chloride in continuously versus intermittently exposed female C57BL/6 mice.
Gushow, TS; Landry, TD; Mattsson, JL; Quast, JF, 1985
)
0.61
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (3)

RoleDescription
refrigerantA substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
mutagenAn agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
marine metaboliteAny metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
methyl halidesA haloalkane that is methane in which one of the hydrogens is substituted by a halide atom.
chloromethanesA halomethane that is methane in which one or more hydrogens has been replaced by chlorine.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
methylhalides biosynthesis (plants)28

Bioassays (1)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID23443Partition coefficient (logP)1985Journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar, Volume: 28, Issue:3
Use of physicochemical parameters in distance geometry and related three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships: a demonstration using Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (368)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990195 (52.99)18.7374
1990's29 (7.88)18.2507
2000's81 (22.01)29.6817
2010's57 (15.49)24.3611
2020's6 (1.63)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 73.76

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index73.76 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.97 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.47 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index129.22 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (73.76)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (0.26%)5.53%
Reviews18 (4.62%)6.00%
Case Studies9 (2.31%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other362 (92.82%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]