Trichloroethylene

DB13323ApprovedSmall molecule

Trichloroethylene is a halocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent, not to be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, also known as chlorothene. It has been sold under a variety of... It has been sold under a variety of trade names including Trimar and Trilene and used as a volatile anesthetic and as an inhaled obstetrical analgesic.

Chemical structure of Trichloroethylene
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C2HCl3 · 131.388 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
acetylene trichloride · ethinyl trichloride · ethylene trichloride · Narcogen · trichlor

Resolves to

Compound
UNII290YE8AR51CAS79-01-6ChEMBLCHEMBL279816ChEBI16602KEGGC06790
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm2534464ATCN01AB05PharmGKBPA166115521
Structure
InChIKeyXSTXAVWGXDQKEL-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESClC=C(Cl)Cl
Targets
P22303ACHE

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1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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