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Ethyl chlorofluoroacetate

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Linear Formula:
Cl(F)CHCO2C2H5
CAS Number:
401-56-9
Molecular Weight:
140.54
EC Number:
206-930-5
MDL number:
MFCD00039333
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24878381
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.396 (lit.)

bp

133 °C (lit.)

density

1.212 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)C(F)Cl

InChI

1S/C4H6ClFO2/c1-2-8-4(7)3(5)6/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

WUHVJSONZHSDFC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Ethyl chlorofluoroacetate may be used in the synthesis of:
  • chlorofluoroacetamide
  • ethyl α-fluoro silyl enol ether
  • chlorofluoroacetyl chloride

pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

125.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

51.67 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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The preparation of some derivatives of chlorofluoroacetic acid.
Young JA and Tarrant P.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 71(1), 3278-3285 (1949)
Xiao-Ting Huang et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 67(10), 3231-3234 (2002-05-11)
Ethyl alpha-fluoro silyl enol ether is stereoselectively synthesized in high yield from inexpensive chlorofluoroacetate and Mg (or Zn) in DMF (or HMPA). Lewis acid promoted aldol reaction of this enol ether with aldehydes and ketones gives alpha-fluoro-beta-hydroxy esters in good
One-step method for converting esters to acyl chlorides.
Middleton WJ.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 44(13), 2291-2292 (1979)

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