dichloromethane

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a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant

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Adverse effects Test tube containing a dichloromethane solution of lycopene Lycopene is non-toxic and is commonly found in the diet, but cases of excessive carotenoid intake have been reported. Source: Internet

An important exception: most of the halogenated solvents like dichloromethane or chloroform will sink to the bottom of a container, leaving water as the top layer. Source: Internet

Aprotic solvents such as acetone or dichloromethane tend to have large dipole moments (separation of partial positive and partial negative charges within the same molecule) and solvate positively charged species via their negative dipole. Source: Internet

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