SHEET /m/methoxyflurane · PubChem CID 4116 · CAS 76-38-0 · REV 2026.07
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Methoxyflurane
from sourceC3H4Cl2F2O · 164.96 g/mol
Metoxiflurano · Analgizer · Anecotan · Inhalan
What is Methoxyflurane?
An inhaled anaesthetic, still carried by ambulances in Australia and Europe as the green whistle for pain at the roadside. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
COC(C(Cl)Cl)(F)FWhere you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 3,600 mg/kg · very low toxicity
- Species
- rat
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
3,600 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
WarningFlammableIrritantHealth hazardH226, H315, H319, H335, H341from source