542636

Methyl 2,6-difluorobenzoate

97%

• Linear Formula: F₂C₆H₃CO₂CH₃
• CAS Number: 13671-00-6
• Molecular Weight: 172.13
• MDL number: MFCD00051778
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24878619
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 97%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.476 (lit.)
• bp: 203-204 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.281 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: ester; fluoro
• SMILES string: COC(=O)c1c(F)cccc1F
• InChI: 1S/C8H6F2O2/c1-12-8(11)7-5(9)3-2-4-6(7)10/h2-4H,1H3
• InChI key: QNPFLTKQLFSKBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Methyl 2,6-difluorobenzoate is a fluorinated aromatic ester. It can be synthesized from 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid via esterification with methanol.

Application

Methyl 2,6-difluorobenzoate may be used in the synthesis of 9-hydroxy-13-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-3H-dibenzo[b,i]xanthen-3-one and 2,6-difluorobenzohydroxamic acid.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 203.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 95 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)