Chloroacetyl chloride
SIAL/22880 - purum, ≥99.0% (GC)
Synonym: Chloroacetic chloride
CAS Number: 79-04-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H2Cl2O
Molecular Weight: 112.94
EC Number: 201-171-6
MDL Number: MFCD00000725
Linear Formula: ClCH2COCl
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% (GC) |
| bp | 105-106 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.418 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| 1.419 g/mL at 20 °C | |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | acyl chloride |
| chloro | |
| grade | purum |
| InChI | 1S/C2H2Cl2O/c3-1-2(4)5/h1 |
| InChI key | VGCXGMAHQTYDJK-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −22 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
|
| SMILES string | ClCC(Cl)=O |
| solubility | water: insoluble |
| vapor density | 3.9 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 60 mmHg ( 41.5 °C) |
| Application: | Chloroacetyl chloride may be used to prepare: • 2-chloro-N-(pyridine-2-yl)acetamide via N-acylation of pyridin-2-amine • chloroacetyl cellulose by reacting with cellulose in N,N-dimethylformamide • azetobenzothiazine derivatives by reacting with 1,3-benzothiazines in the presence of a base in refluxing toluene • 2-chloro-1-(3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl)-ethanones by reacting with 3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydropyr • chloroacetyl isatins by reacting with isatins under microwave conditions It acts as a linker during the grafting of pyrimethanil with chitosan. |
| Application: | Chloroacetyl chloride was used in the synthesis of N-hydrazino acetyl-sulphonamides. |
| General description: | Chloroacetyl chloride is an aliphatic acid chloride. |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 + H311 + H331 - H314 - H372 - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P314 |
| Hazard Codes | T,C,N |
| Risk Statements | 14-23/24/25-29-35-48/23-50 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-9-26-36/37/39-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1752 8(6.1) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 212.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 100 °C - closed cup |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 - EUH029 - EUH071 |
| Purity | ≥99.0% (GC) |
| bp | 105-106 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −22 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.419 g/mL at 20 °C; 1.418 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |





