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Chloromethyl methyl ether (CMME) is a compound with formula CH₃OCH₂Cl. It is a chloroalkyl ether. It is used as an alkylating agent and industrial solvent to manufacture the detergent dodecylbenzyl chloride, water repellents and ion-exchange resins. In organic synthesis, it is used for introducing the methoxymethyl (MOM) protecting group, and is thus often called MOM-Cl or MOM chloride. It also finds application as a chloromethylating agent in some variants of the Blanc chloromethylation.