Structured Summary
Abstract
Toxic, possibly carcinogenic, monomer of neoprene, a synthetic rubber; causes damage to skin, lungs, CNS, kidneys, liver, blood cells and fetuses. Synonym: 2-chlorobutadiene.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H5Cl
- Molecular Weight
- 88.53 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 126-99-8
- IUPAC Name
- 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene
- InChIKey
- YACLQRRMGMJLJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C=CC(=C)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002737
- Source
- PubChem CID 31369
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under BUTADIENES 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Butadienes (1966-1978)
- Neoprene (1975-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chloroprene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002737. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002737
- Chloroprene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroprene
- Chloroprene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410871
- Chloroprene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 31369. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31369