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Identification
- Summary
Ethyl chloride is a local anesthetic.
- Generic Name
- Ethyl chloride
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB13259
- Background
Ethyl chloride, or chloroethane, has a chemical formula C2H5Cl. It was commonly used in the production of tetraethyllead (TEL), which is an additive for gasoline. It was also used in other commerical applications as a chemical reagent. It is still used in the treatment of cellulose to make ethylcellulose for commercial products. Ethyl chloride is used as a diagnostic tool to detect a dead tooth with nonviable pulp.
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Approved, Experimental, Investigational
- Structure
Structure for Ethyl chloride (DB13259)
- Weight
- Average: 64.514
Monoisotopic: 64.007977867 - Chemical Formula
- C2H5Cl
- Synonyms
- chloroethane
- Ethyl chloride
- monochloroethane
Pharmacology
- Indication
Not Available
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- Contraindications & Blackbox Warnings
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Not Available
- Mechanism of action
- Not Available
- Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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Not Available
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
- This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.
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interactions in your softwareAbemaciclib The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Abemaciclib is combined with Ethyl chloride. Abiraterone The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Abiraterone is combined with Ethyl chloride. Acetaminophen The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Acetaminophen is combined with Ethyl chloride. Acetazolamide The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Acetazolamide is combined with Ethyl chloride. Acetic acid The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Acetic acid is combined with Ethyl chloride. Acetyl sulfisoxazole The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Acetyl sulfisoxazole is combined with Ethyl chloride. Adagrasib The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Adagrasib is combined with Ethyl chloride. Afatinib The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Afatinib is combined with Ethyl chloride. Aldesleukin The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Aldesleukin is combined with Ethyl chloride. Alectinib The risk or severity of methemoglobinemia can be increased when Alectinib is combined with Ethyl chloride. 
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- No interactions found.
Products
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Name Ingredients Dosage Route Labeller Marketing Start Marketing End Region Image Tuffner Clear Spray Ethyl chloride (12 %) + Benzoin resin (3 %) Aerosol Topical Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. 1970-12-31 2003-08-01 Canada 
Categories
- ATC Codes
- N01BX01 — Ethyl chloride
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organochlorides. These are compounds containing a chemical bond between a carbon atom and a chlorine atom.
- Kingdom
- Organic compounds
- Super Class
- Organohalogen compounds
- Class
- Organochlorides
- Sub Class
- Not Available
- Direct Parent
- Organochlorides
- Alternative Parents
- Hydrocarbon derivatives / Alkyl chlorides
- Substituents
- Aliphatic acyclic compound / Alkyl chloride / Alkyl halide / Hydrocarbon derivative / Organochloride
- Molecular Framework
- Aliphatic acyclic compounds
- External Descriptors
- chloroethanes (CHEBI:47554)
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 46U771ERWK
- CAS number
- 75-00-3
- InChI Key
- HRYZWHHZPQKTII-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H5Cl/c1-2-3/h2H2,1H3
- IUPAC Name
- chloroethane
- SMILES
- CCCl
References
- General References
- FDA Thailand Product Information: Ethyl chloride topical spray [Link]
- External Links
- KEGG Compound
- C18248
- PubChem Compound
- 6337
- PubChem Substance
- 347829290
- ChemSpider
- 6097
- 4141
- ChEBI
- 47554
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL46058
- Wikipedia
- Chloroethane
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 4 Completed Prevention Pain 1 4 Completed Treatment Acute Pain 1 4 Completed Treatment Pain 1 4 Completed Treatment Pain / Safety Issues / Sprays 1 4 Terminated Treatment Shoulder Pain 1 4 Unknown Status Treatment Pain on Propofol IV Injection 1 4 Withdrawn Supportive Care Nail Diseases 1 1 Withdrawn Treatment Trigger Finger 1 0 Completed Treatment Chorionic Villi Sampling 1 Not Available Completed Treatment Anesthesia therapy / Pain 1
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
Form Route Strength Aerosol Aerosol Topical Spray 100 ml/100ml - Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Not Available
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
- Predicted Properties
Property Value Source Water Solubility 14.1 mg/mL ALOGPS logP 1.47 ALOGPS logP 1.19 Chemaxon logS -0.66 ALOGPS Physiological Charge 0 Chemaxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 0 Chemaxon Hydrogen Donor Count 0 Chemaxon Polar Surface Area 0 Å2 Chemaxon Rotatable Bond Count 0 Chemaxon Refractivity 16.06 m3·mol-1 Chemaxon Polarizability 6.42 Å3 Chemaxon Number of Rings 0 Chemaxon Bioavailability 1 Chemaxon Rule of Five Yes Chemaxon Ghose Filter No Chemaxon Veber's Rule Yes Chemaxon MDDR-like Rule No Chemaxon - Predicted ADMET Features
- Not Available
Spectra
- Mass Spec (NIST)
- Not Available
- Spectra
Spectrum Spectrum Type Splash Key GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B GC-MS splash10-004i-9000000000-189a942366091e0718c5 Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization) MS splash10-004i-9000000000-11f0eb48855aebd37893 Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available 1H NMR Spectrum 1D NMR Not Applicable
Drug created at June 23, 2017 20:38 / Updated at June 05, 2021 09:13