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Ethyl chloroformate

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Chloroformic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
ClCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
541-41-3
Molecular Weight:
108.52
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329752388
EC Number:
208-778-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
385653
MDL number:
MFCD00000644
Assay:
≥98.0% (GC)
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

3.74 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

3.42 psi ( 20 °C)

grade

purum

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

842 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.395 (lit.), n20/D 1.396

bp

93 °C (lit.)

mp

−81 °C (lit.)

density

1.139 g/mL at 20 °C, 1.135 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro

SMILES string

CCOC(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C3H5ClO2/c1-2-6-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

RIFGWPKJUGCATF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • GC-MS Analysis of Resveratrol Isomers in Red Wine: Application of ethyl chloroformate for derivatization of resveratrol isomers, enhancing GC-MS analysis effectiveness, crucial for quality control in food chemistry and drug discovery focusing on dietary supplements (Di Fabio et al., 2020).
  • Determination of Free Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Phenols in Juices: Uses ethyl chloroformate for rapid GC-MS analysis, important for food safety and pharmacology by verifying phenolic bioactive compounds in consumer products (Incocciati et al., 2021).
  • Synthesis of Diaryl Ketones: Discusses a nickel-catalyzed method of synthesizing diaryl ketones using ethyl chloroformate, valuable for material science chemists developing new materials and pharmaceutical compounds (Shi & Hu, 2019).

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

60.8 °F

flash_point_c

16 °C

ppe

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

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