23131

Ethyl chloroformate

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

• Synonym(s): Chloroformic acid ethyl ester
• Linear Formula: ClCOOC₂H₅
• CAS Number: 541-41-3
• Molecular Weight: 108.52
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• NACRES: NA.22
• PubChem Substance ID: 329752388
• EC Number: 208-778-5
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 385653
• MDL number: MFCD00000644
• Assay: ≥98.0% (GC)
• Form: liquid

Properties

• vapor density: 3.74 (vs air)
• Quality Segment: 100
• 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.)
• functional group: chloro
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CCOC(Cl)=O
• InChI: 1S/C3H5ClO2/c1-2-6-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3
• InChI key: RIFGWPKJUGCATF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H290,H302,H314,H330
• pcodes: P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 60.8 °F
• flash_point_c: 16 °C
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter