Butyryl chloride
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Surname | Butyryl chloride | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 4 H 7 ClO | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
colorless liquid with a pungent odor |
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Molar mass | 106.55 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
liquid |
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density |
1.03 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
−89 ° C |
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boiling point |
101 ° C |
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Vapor pressure |
39 mbar (20 ° C) |
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Refractive index |
1.412 (20 ° C, 589 nm) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C |
Butyryl chloride is a chemical compound from the group of organic carboxylic acid halides .
Extraction and presentation
Butyryl chloride can be obtained by reacting butyric acid with thionyl chloride .
properties
Butyryl chloride is a volatile, highly flammable, moisture-sensitive, colorless liquid with a pungent odor that decomposes in water. Your aqueous solution is acidic.
use
Butyryl chloride can be used in organic chemistry for Friedel-Crafts reactions.
safety instructions
The vapors of butyryl chloride form explosive mixtures with air ( flash point : 8 ° C, ignition temperature : 280 ° C).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Entry on butyryl chloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on July 23, 2016(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 2012-2013 . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 1-4398-8049-2 , pp. 3–78 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b c d data sheet butyric acid chloride (PDF) from Merck , accessed on March 1, 2013.
- ↑ Entry on Butyryl chloride in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on August 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
- ^ VK Ahluwalia, R. Aggarwal: Comprehensive Practical Organic Chemistry: Preparations And Quantitative Analysis . University Press (India), 2000, ISBN 81-7371-475-4 , pp. 15 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Hisashi Yamamoto, Koichiro Oshima: Main Group Metals in Organic Synthesis . John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 978-3-527-60535-4 , pp. 370 ( limited preview in Google Book search).