Terephthaloyl chloride
ALDRICH/120871 - ≥99%, flakes
Synonym: Terephthalic acid chloride; Terephthaloyl dichloride
CAS Number: 100-20-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H4Cl2O2
Molecular Weight: 203.02
EC Number: 202-829-5
MDL Number: MFCD00000693
Linear Formula: C6H4-1,4-(COCl)2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| bp | 266 °C (lit.) |
| form | flakes |
| functional group | acyl chloride |
| InChI | 1S/C8H4Cl2O2/c9-7(11)5-1- |
| InChI key | LXEJRKJRKIFVNY-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 79-81 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | ClC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(Cl)=O |
| solubility | ethanol: soluble 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless |
| vapor density | 7 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 0.02 mmHg ( 25 °C) |
| Application: | Terephthaloyl chloride was used in the synthesis of liquid crystalline thermosets by thermal cyclotrimerization of dicyanate compounds of ring substituted bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) terepthalates. |
| General description: | Terephthaloyl chloride is a highly reactive acid chloride derived from terephthalic acid. It is used as a cross-linking agent in polymer synthesis. Terephthaloyl chloride undergoes condensation reaction with difunctional α,ω-diaminopolystyrene to yield chain-extended polystyrene containing amide bonds along the polymer backbone. It undergoes interfacial reaction with bovine serum albumin to form thin cross-linked films. |
| Legal Information: | DuPont product |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 5, 250 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H331 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P271 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 23-35 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2923 6.1(8) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 356.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 180 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| bp | 266 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 79-81 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



