PROPIONYL CHLORIDE
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PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
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CAS
NO. |
79-03-8 |
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EINECS NO. |
201-170-0 |
FORMULA |
CH3CH2COCl |
MOL
WT. |
92.53 |
H.S.
CODE |
2915.90 |
TOXICITY
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SYNONYMS |
Propanoyl chloride; Propionic acid chloride; |
SMILES
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CLASSIFICATION
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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PHYSICAL
STATE |
Clear
to slightly yellow fuming liquid
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MELTING POINT |
-94
C |
BOILING
POINT |
80
C
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
1.06 |
SOLUBILITY
IN WATER |
rapidly hydrolysis |
SOLVENT
SOLUBILITY
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Soluble:
chloroform, glacial acetic acid, ether, benzene |
pH |
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VAPOR DENSITY |
2.7 |
AUTOIGNITION
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270
C
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REFRACTIVE
INDEX
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1.4302
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NFPA
RATINGS
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Health: 3 Flammability: 3 Reactivity: 2 |
FLASH
POINT |
6.5
C
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STABILITY |
Stable under ordinary
conditions but will fume when exposed to atmospheric moisture
to
form HCl and acetic
acid. |
DESCRIPTION
AND APPLICATIONS
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Acyl is a radical formed from an organic acid by removal of a hydroxyl group.
The general formula of acyl compound is RCO-. Acyl halide is one of a large group of organic
substances containing the halocarbonyl group, have the general formula RCO·X,
where X is a halogen atom
(fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine) and R may be aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic,
and H etc. In substitutive chemical nomenclature, their names are
formed by adding '-oyl' as a suffix to the name of the parent compound; ethanoyl
chloride, CH3COCl, is an example. The terms acyl and aroyl halides refer to aliphatic or aromatic derivatives,
respectively. Acyl halides are made by replacing the -OH
group in carboxylic acids by halogen using halogenating agents. They react
readily with water, alcohols, and amines and are widely used in organic
synthetic process whereby the acyl group is incorporated into the target
molecules by substitution of addition-elimination sequence called acylation
reaction. Acylation reaction involves substitution by an electron donor
(nucleophile) at the electrophilic carbonyl group (C=O). Common nucleophiles in the acylation reaction are aliphatic and
aromatic alcohols, both of which give rise to esters and
amines (RNH2)
which give amides. The carboxylic acid (X = OH) itself can
function as an acylating agent when it is protonated by a strong acid catalyst
as in the direct esterification of an alcohol. Two common acylation agents, with
the general formula RCOX, are acid halides (X = halogen atom) and anhydrides (X
= OCOR). Schotten-Baumann reaction is an acylation reaction that uses an acid chloride in
the presence of dilute alkali to acylate the hydroxyl and amino group of organic
compounds. There are also other acylating agents. Propionyl
Chloride is a clear, corrosive
and fuming liquid;
melting point of -94 C, boiling point of 80 C, Refractive Index
of 1.4302. It undergoes violently hydrolysis in presence of atmospheric moisture.
It is
soluble in ether,
acetone, and acetic acid. It is widely used in agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals
manufacturing.
It is also used as an intermediate for dyes, textile
auxiliaries, peroxide compounds. |
SALES
SPECIFICATION |
APPEARANCE
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Clear
to slightly yellow fuming liquid
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ASSAY
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99.0%
min |
HCl
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0.1%
max
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PROPIONIC
ACID
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0.5%
max
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COLOR
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30
max, Hazen
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TRANSPORTATION |
PACKING |
200kgs
in drum |
HAZARD CLASS |
3
(Packing group: II) |
UN
NO. |
1815 |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
Hazard Symbols: F C, Risk Phrases: 11-14-20-34, Safety Phrases: 9-16-26-45 |
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