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Ethyl chloroformate

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Chloroformic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
ClCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.52
Beilstein:
385653
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.74 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

3.42 psi ( 20 °C)

grade

purum

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

842 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.395 (lit.)
n20/D 1.396

bp

93 °C (lit.)

mp

−81 °C (lit.)

density

1.139 g/mL at 20 °C
1.135 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C3H5ClO2/c1-2-6-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

RIFGWPKJUGCATF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • GC-MS Analysis of Resveratrol Isomers in Red Wine: Application of ethyl chloroformate for derivatization of resveratrol isomers, enhancing GC-MS analysis effectiveness, crucial for quality control in food chemistry and drug discovery focusing on dietary supplements (Di Fabio et al., 2020).
  • Determination of Free Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Phenols in Juices: Uses ethyl chloroformate for rapid GC-MS analysis, important for food safety and pharmacology by verifying phenolic bioactive compounds in consumer products (Incocciati et al., 2021).
  • Synthesis of Diaryl Ketones: Discusses a nickel-catalyzed method of synthesizing diaryl ketones using ethyl chloroformate, valuable for material science chemists developing new materials and pharmaceutical compounds (Shi & Hu, 2019).

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

60.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

16 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Tan Guo et al.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 18(5), 817-825 (2007-03-06)
Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a neurotoxic amino acid that can be produced by cyanobacteria in aqueous environments. To analyze this compound by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), BMAA must be derivatized to a nonpolar, volatile compound. This can be accomplished by reacting
Jinmao You et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 658(1), 98-105 (2010-01-20)
An improved reagent named 2-[2-(dibenzocarbazole)-ethoxy] ethyl chloroformate (DBCEC-Cl) for the determination of aliphatic amines by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection and post-column online atmospheric chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) identification has been developed. DBCEC-Cl could easily and quickly label
Man-Jeong Paik et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1214(1-2), 151-156 (2008-11-11)
N-ethoxycarbonylation was combined with (S)-1-phenylethylamidation for enantioseparation of amino acids by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) on achiral capillary columns. The method provided complete enantioseparations of 12 amino acids as diastereomeric N-ethoxycarbonyl/(S)-1-phenylethylamides with exceptional resolutions for proline
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Fecal water is a complex mixture of various metabolites with a wide range of physicochemical properties and boiling points. The analytical method developed here provides a qualitative and quantitative gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis, with high sensitivity and efficiency, coupled
Guo-Xiang Xie et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 43(3), 920-925 (2006-10-13)
Dencichine (beta-N-oxalyl-l-alpha,beta-diaminopropionic acid) is a haemostatic agent present in well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herbs such as Panax notoginseng, as well as other Panax species. It is also a reported neurotoxic agent found in Lathyrus sativus (grass pea seed) and cycad

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