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Also known as methylchloroform, 1,1,1-trichlorethane, alpha-T, methyltrichloromethane, alpha-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-TCE, trichloro-1,1,1-ethane

1,1,1-Trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform and chlorothene, is a chloroalkane with the chemical formula . It is an isomer of 1,1,2-trichloroethane. A colourless and sweet-smelling liquid, it was once produced industrially in large quantities for use as a solvent. It is regulated by the Montreal Protocol as an ozone-depleting substance, and as such, use has declined since 1996. Trichloroethane should not be confused with the similar-sounding trichloroethene which is also commonly used as a solvent.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H3Cl3
Molecular weight
133.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,1,1-trichloroethane
SMILES
CC(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChIKey
UOCLXMDMGBRAIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.4
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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1,1,1-Trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform and chlorothene, is a chloroalkane with the chemical formula . It is an isomer of 1,1,2-trichloroethane. A colourless and sweet-smelling liquid, it was once produced industrially in large quantities for use as a solvent. It is regulated by the Montreal Protocol as an ozone-depleting substance, and as such, use has declined since 1996. Trichloroethane should not be confused with the similar-sounding trichloroethene which is also commonly used as a solvent.

==Production== 1,1,1-Trichloroethane was first reported by Henri Victor Regnault in 1840. Industrially, it is usually produced in a two-step process from vinyl chloride. In the first step, vinyl chloride reacts with hydrogen chloride at to produce 1,1-dichloroethane:

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