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5-Chlorovaleroyl chloride

96%

Synonym(s):

5-Chloropentanoyl chloride

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Linear Formula:
Cl(CH2)4COCl
CAS Number:
1575-61-7
Molecular Weight:
155.02
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24847658
EC Number:
216-403-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1745182
MDL number:
MFCD00000758
Assay:
96%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

200

assay

96%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.464 (lit.)

bp

38-39 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.2 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

acyl chloride, chloro

SMILES string

ClCCCCC(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C5H8Cl2O/c6-4-2-1-3-5(7)8/h1-4H2

InChI key

SVNNWKWHLOJLOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

5-Chlorovaleroyl chloride is commonly used as alkylating agent in the synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates and other specialty chemicals.

Application

5-Chlorovaleroyl chloride (5-CVC) has been used in the development and validation of a GC-FID method for the analysis of low level impurities present in 5-CVC. It has been used in the synthesis of anion-exchange resins by acylation of polystyrene/divinylbenzene and subsequent amination with trimethylamine.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

hcodes

H302,H314

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

195.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

91 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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