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Trichloroacetyl chloride

99%

Synonym(s):

2,2,2-Trichloroacetyl chloride, Trichloroacetic acid chloride, Trichloroacetochloride

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Linear Formula:
Cl3CCOCl
CAS Number:
76-02-8
Molecular Weight:
181.83
Beilstein:
774120
EC Number:
200-926-7
MDL number:
MFCD00000792
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24849149
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

16 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.470 (lit.)

bp

114-116 °C (lit.)

mp

−57 °C (lit.)

density

1.629 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC(=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C2Cl4O/c3-1(7)2(4,5)6

InChI key

PVFOMCVHYWHZJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Trichloroacetyl chloride was used in the preparation of dihydro-1H-benzindoles. It was also used in the synthesis of 3-alkylbenzoxazolones.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H314

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

213.8 °F - open cup

Flash Point(C)

101 °C - open cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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B Roig et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 58(13), 2925-2930 (2002-12-13)
Within the framework of the monitoring of the trichloroacetylchloride (TCAC) photosynthesis, ultra-violet (UV) spectrophotometry is proposed as a simple and rapid tool allowing, in real time, the control of the process efficiency. A good correlation has been obtained between the
E Eliasson et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 116(1-2), 123-141 (1999-01-07)
Halothane hepatitis occurs because susceptible patients mount immune responses to trifluoroacetylated protein antigens, formed following cytochrome P450-mediated bioactivation of halothane to trifluoroacetyl chloride. In the present study, an in vitro approach has been used to investigate the cytochrome P450 isozyme(s)
A M Saillenfait et al.
Archives of toxicology, 70(2), 71-82 (1995-01-01)
The embryotoxicity of trichloroethylene (TRI), tetrachloroethylene (PER), and of four of their oxidative metabolites i.e. trichloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, chloral hydrate, and trichloroacetyl chloride, was studied in vitro, using the rat whole embryo culture system. Embryos from Sprague-Dawley rats were
Hülya Senöz et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 51(4), 444-447 (2003-04-04)
The pyrrolidine and morpholine enamines of cyclic ketones such as cyclohexanone and cyclopentanone were successfully diacetylated at alpha- and alpha'-positions with trichloroacetyl chloride using zinc catalyst. Morpholine enamines of the cyclic ketones gave acetylated morpholine in good yields besides the
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