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Vinyl chloride

LC control no.sh 85143414
LC classificationTD887.V55 Air pollutant
Topical headingVinyl chloride
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Variant(s)Chlorethene
Chlorethylene
Chloroethene
Chloroethylene
Ethylene monochloride
Monochloroethene
Vinyl chloride monomer
See alsoChlorides
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Vinyl halides
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Found inVinyl halides carcinogenicity : vinyl bromide, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, 1984: p. 1 (Vinyl chloride is the only vinyl halide for which an OSHA exposure standard currently exists)
Wikipedia, Nov. 2, 2011 (Vinyl chloride; organochloride with the formula H₂C:CHCl; also called vinyl chloride monomer, VCM or chloroethene; IUPAC name: Chloroethene; other names: Vinyl chloride monomer, VCM, Chloroethylene)
Chemical fact sheets -- vinyl chloride, via Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services website, viewed Nov. 2, 2011 (Vinyl chloride. Also known as: Chlorethylene, Chlorethene, Ethylene monochloride, Monochloroethene, VC; colorless flammable gas that evaporates very quickly; used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, wire coatings, vehicle upholstery, and plastic kitchen ware)