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O8801

Oxalyl chloride

reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

Ethanedioyl dichloride

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Linear Formula:
ClCOCOCl
CAS Number:
79-37-8
Molecular Weight:
126.93
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57654494
EC Number:
201-200-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1361988
MDL number:
MFCD00000704
Assay:
98%
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Segment

200

vapor density

4.4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

150 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

98%

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

impurities

≤1.0% phosgene content

refractive index

n20/D 1.429 (lit.)

bp

62-65 °C (lit.)

mp

−10-−8 °C (lit.)

density

1.5 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC(=O)C(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C2Cl2O2/c3-1(5)2(4)6

InChI key

CTSLXHKWHWQRSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Oxalyl chloride is a versatile reagent in various chemical transformations, such as chlorination, dichlorination, oxidation, reduction, dehydration, decarboxylation, formylation, and ring cleavage of epoxides.

Application

Oxalyl chloride can be used as an oxidizing agent:
  • To synthesize β, β′-diketodithioethers from β, β′-dihydroxydithioethers via Swern oxidation.
  • In the DMSO-catalyzed Swern oxidation of primary amides or aldoximes to nitriles in the presence of triethylamine as a base.
  • In the Moffatt-Swern oxidation of aryl allylic alcohols to halogenated unsaturated ketones in the presence of triethylamine.
Reactant involved in:
  • Synthesis of N-heterocyclic ynones and ynediones, used to activate carboxylic acids
  • Chlorination and halogenation
  • Three-component [3+2] cycloadditions
  • Reactions with organostannanes
  • Synthesis of cyclopentenones
  • Carbonylations, used as a carbonyl synthon

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Danger

Storage Class

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1 - Water-react. 1

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