100331

Chloromethyl methyl ether

technical grade

• Synonym(s): MOM chloride, Methoxymethyl chloride, Methyl chloromethyl ether
• Linear Formula: ClCH₂OCH₃
• CAS Number: 107-30-2
• Molecular Weight: 80.51
• EC Number: 203-480-1
• MDL number: MFCD00000885
• UNSPSC Code: 12352101
• PubChem Substance ID: 24846524
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• grade: technical grade
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: 3.55 psi ( 20 °C)
• refractive index: n20/D 1.396 (lit.)
• bp: 55-57 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.06 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: chloro; ether
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: COCCl
• InChI: 1S/C2H5ClO/c1-4-2-3/h2H2,1H3
• InChI key: XJUZRXYOEPSWMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Chloromethyl methyl ether (MOM-Cl) can be used as a reagent:

•  For the introduction of the methoxymethyl (MOM) protecting group by converting alcohols to methoxy methyl (MOM) ethers.
•  To prepare some methoxymethyl group containing metal complexes coordinated to carbonyl and dipyridyl ligands.        
• In the preparation of fluorene/chloromethyl methyl ether cross-linked polymers by Friedel-Crafts polymerization.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H312,H330,H350
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1A - Flam. Liq. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 60.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 16 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves