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Chloromethane
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<p>Chloromethane, also called methyl chloride, Refrigerant-40, R-40 or HCC 40, is an <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compound</a> with the chemical formula CH3Cl. One of the <a href="/facts/Haloalkane/Enb7LQqt">haloalkanes</a>, it is a colorless, sweet-smelling, flammable gas. Methyl chloride is a crucial <a href="/facts/Reagent/c3GLInCu">reagent</a> in industrial chemistry, although it is rarely present in consumer products, and was formerly utilized as a <a href="/facts/Refrigerant/rI60t5zU">refrigerant</a>. Most chloromethane is <a href="/facts/Biogenic_substance/RKUIh7aM">biogenic</a>. </p>