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Chloroacetyl chloride is a chlorinated acyl chloride. It is a bifunctional compound, making it a useful building block chemical.
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Chloroacetyl chloride | |
| Other names
2-Chloroacetyl chloride Chloroacetic acid chloride Chloroacetic chloride Monochloroacetyl chloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.065 |
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| UN number | 1752 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H2Cl2O | |
| Molar mass | 112.94 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless to yellow liquid |
| Density | 1.42 g/mL |
| Melting point | −22 °C (−8 °F; 251 K) |
| Boiling point | 106 °C (223 °F; 379 K) |
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| Vapor pressure | 19 mmHg (20°C)[1] |
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| H301, H311, H314, H331, H372, H400 | |
| P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P311, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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| Flash point | noncombustible[1] |
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none[1] |
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TWA 0.05 ppm (0.2 mg/m3)[1] |
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| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Oxford MSDS |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Industrially, it is produced by the carbonylation of methylene chloride, oxidation of vinylidene chloride, or the addition of chlorine to ketene.[3] It may be prepared from chloroacetic acid and thionyl chloride, phosphorus pentachloride, or phosgene.
Chloroacetyl chloride is bifunctional—the acyl chloride easily forms esters[4] and amides, while the other end of the molecule is able to form other linkages, e.g. with amines. The use of chloroacetyl chloride in the synthesis of lidocaine is illustrative:[5]
The major use of chloroacetyl chloride is as an intermediate in the production of herbicides in the chloroacetanilide family including metolachlor, acetochlor, alachlor and butachlor; an estimated 100 million pounds are used annually. Some chloroacetyl chloride is also used to produce phenacyl chloride, another chemical intermediate, also used as a tear gas.[3] Phenacyl chloride is synthesized in a Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene, with an aluminium chloride catalyst:[6]
With anisole, it is used for the synthesis of venlafaxine.
Like other acyl chlorides, reaction with other protic compounds such as amines, alcohols, and water generates hydrochloric acid, making it a lachrymator.
There is no regulated permissible exposure limit set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has set a recommended exposure limit at 0.05 ppm over an eight-hour work day.[7]
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