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Thionyl chloride

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Linear Formula:
SOCl2
CAS Number:
7719-09-7
Molecular Weight:
118.97
Beilstein:
1209273
EC Number:
231-748-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011449
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24859270

vapor pressure

97 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.518 (lit.)

bp

79 °C (lit.)

mp

−105 °C (lit.)

density

1.631 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClS(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/Cl2OS/c1-4(2)3

InChI key

FYSNRJHAOHDILO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H314,H331,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014,EUH029

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 1056-1056 (1994)
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 20(6), 10122-10130 (2015-06-04)
Pincer (Phebox)Ir(mesityl)(OAc) (2) (Phebox = 3,5-dimethylphenyl-2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)) complex, formed by benzylic C-H activation of mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) using (Phebox)Ir(OAc)2OH2 (1), was treated with thionyl chloride to rapidly form 1-(chloromethyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzene in 50% yield at 23 °C. A green species was obtained at the
High-resolution synchrotron far infrared spectroscopy of thionyl chloride: Analysis of the ?3 and ?6 fundamental bands.
Martin-Drumel MA, et al.
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy (2015)
Jinjian Zheng et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 891, 255-260 (2015-09-22)
Thionyl chloride is often used to convert alcohols into more reactive alkyl chloride, which can be easily converted to many compounds that are not possible from alcohols directly. One important reaction of alkyl chloride is nucleophilic substitution, which is typically
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 118-118 (1994)
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