Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

177989

Sigma-Aldrich

Isobutyl chloroformate

98%

Synonym(s):

Chloroformic acid isobutyl ester, IBCF

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
ClCO2CH2CH(CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.58
Beilstein:
956590
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

0.33 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.407 (lit.)

bp

128.8 °C (lit.)

solubility

benzene: miscible
chloroform: miscible
diethyl ether: miscible

density

1.053 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)COC(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C5H9ClO2/c1-4(2)3-8-5(6)7/h4H,3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

YOETUEMZNOLGDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Isobutyl chloroformate is used as a peptide reagent. In oligonucleotide synthesis, IBCF blocks the 5′-hydroxyl function of deoxyribosides. It also serves as condensing reagent.

Application

  • Preparation of a volatile derivative of taurine and application to gas chromatographic determination of urinary taurine.: Demonstrates the utility of isobutyl chloroformate in preparing volatile derivatives of taurine for gas chromatographic analysis, offering a methodological advancement in clinical biochemistry (Masuoka et al., 1989).
  • Quinazoline antifolates inhibiting thymidylate synthase: synthesis of four oligo(L-gamma-glutamyl) conjugates of N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid and their enzyme inhibition.: This article investigates the synthesis and biological activity of quinazoline antifolates, using techniques including isobutyl chloroformate, relevant in medicinal chemistry and drug development (Pawelczak et al., 1989).
  • Coupling of peptides to protein carriers by mixed anhydride procedure.: Discusses a novel technique using isobutyl chloroformate for peptide coupling to proteins, useful in bioconjugate chemistry and vaccine development (Samokhin & Filimonov, 1985).
  • Folate analogues altered in the C9-N10 bridge region. 18. Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of 11-oxahomoaminopterin and related compounds.: Investigates the role of isobutyl chloroformate in synthesizing folate analogues for cancer research, showing its importance in therapeutic chemistry (Nair et al., 1981).

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

96.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

36 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

A new family of highly potent inhibitors of microbes: synthesis and conjugation of elastin based peptides to piperazine derivative
Suhas R, et al.
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 18(2), 89-98 (2012)
Isobutyl Chloroformate
Ray T
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Second Edition (2001)
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 617, 191-191 (1993)
J Wang et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 663(1), 71-78 (1994-03-04)
The one-step ethyl chloroformate derivatization of amino acids in an aqueous medium is extended with the use of a variety of alkyl chloroformate reagents. This provides a new and convenient procedure for preparing esters with different alkoxy groups. A new
Tim G Sobolevsky et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 800(1-2), 101-107 (2003-12-31)
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with positive ion chemical ionization (PICI) using isobutane as reagent gas was applied for analysis of isobutoxycarbonyl/isobutyl derivatives of 13 fatty, 6 dicarboxylic and 13 amino acids in a single run. For all investigated compounds (except

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service