trichlorethylene

Trade name: Trilene

Small moleculeapproved

Approved

Jul 1, 1941

Trichloroethylene (or TCE), a synthetic chemical that does not occur naturally in the environment. TCE is used to make chemicals. Additionally, it is used for spot removal in dry cleaning operations. TCE is the most common organic contaminant in groundwater. It was revealed that the compound was a human carcinogen that caused liver cancer, kidney cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
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Phase 2
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Phase 3
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Phase 4
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Timeline

1940s

  1. Jul 1, 1941

    Earliest FDA Approval

Indications

Mechanism of action

Approval history

  • approvedJul 1, 1941

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

ClC=C(Cl)Cl
Mol. weight
131.388 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
Yes
Chirality
Achiral Molecule
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No

Oral

No

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • 1,1,2-trichloroethylene
  • chlorilen
  • chlorylen
  • chlorylen
  • ethylene trichloride
  • trichloroethene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trichloroethylene
  • trilene
  • trilene
  • trilene

Organizations

Marketing (1)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
Ayerst, McKenna and HarrisonFor profitNDA