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Phosphorus(V) oxychloride

99.999%

Synonym(s):

Phosphorus(V) oxide chloride, Phosphoryl chloride

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
POCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
153.33
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

5.3 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

104 mmHg ( 50 °C)
28 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.999%

form

liquid

pH

1 (20 °C)

bp

105.8 °C (lit.)

mp

1.25 °C (lit.)

density

1.645 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClP(Cl)(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/Cl3OP/c1-5(2,3)4

InChI key

XHXFXVLFKHQFAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Phosphorus(V) oxychloride can be used as:
  • A dehydrating agent in organic synthesis.
  • A reagent in the cyclization of substituted aryl amides by Bischler−Napieralski cyclization reaction.
  • A precursor for phosphorus diffusion in the p-type silicon solar cells processing.

It can also be used in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction to synthesize aromatic aldehydes.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

Target Organs

Respiratory Tract

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

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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Patil P, et al.
Green Chemistry, 22(20), 6902-6911 (2020)
Optimization of phosphorus emitter formation from POCl 3 diffusion for p-type silicon solar cells processing
Ghembaza H, et al.
Silicon, 10(2), 377-386 (2018)
Rapid one-pot radiosynthesis of [carbonyl-. sup. 11C] formamides from primary amines and [. sup. 11C] CO. sub. 2.
Luzi Federico, et al.
EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry, 5(1), 377-386 (2020)
Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines catalyzed by a Noyori-type Ru (II) complex-a parametric study
Pechavcek J, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 24(4), 233-239 (2013)
Robert S Jansen et al.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids, 29(1), 14-26 (2010-04-15)
We present a facile method to phosphorylate small amounts of nucleosides (0.05 mumol) into mixtures of their 5'-mono-, di-, and triphosphates in a one-pot reaction. The nucleosides were first converted into their dichlorophosphates using a large excess (15-18 equivalents) of

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