Methyl chloride, CH₃Cl is a colourless, toxic, flammable, liquified gas with an ethereal odour.

Applications
Pure methyl chloride is used:

• as a component in industrial hygiene gas mixtures
• for instrumentation in the petrochemical industry
• in various chemical reactions
• in the manufacturing of calibration mixtures.

Materials Compatibility
Metals: Brass; Stainless Steel; Carbon Steel; Copper.
Plastics: Kel-F; PTFE.
Elastomers: Viton.

Technical Propeties
Molecular Weight: 50.49
Specific Gravity (Air = 1): 1.784
Odour: Ethereal
CAS Registry No.: 74-87-3