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CH3Cl is the chemical formula for Methyl Chloride or Chloromethane | CH3Cl Compound?

Chloromethane

CH₃Cl • haloalkane

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Chloromethane CH₃Cl

Chloromethane compound | chemical formula of CH₃Cl

The chemical formula CH₃Cl represents Chloromethane (also known as Methyl chloride), a simple haloalkane consisting of a methyl group attached to a chlorine atom.

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The chemical formula CH₃Cl represents Chloromethane (Methyl chloride), the simplest chloroalkane.

It consists of one carbon atom, three hydrogen atoms, and one chlorine atom.

Chloromethane is used as a refrigerant, as a methylating agent in organic synthesis, and in the production of silicone polymers and other industrial chemicals. It occurs naturally in small amounts from biological and oceanic sources.

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