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Allyl chloride

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

3-Chloro-1-propene, Chlorallylene

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCH2Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.52
Beilstein:
635704
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

20.58 psi ( 55 °C)
5.71 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

expl. lim.

11.2 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.414 (lit.)

bp

44-46 °C (lit.)

mp

−130 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible(lit.)
chloroform: miscible(lit.)
diethyl ether: miscible(lit.)
petroleum ether: miscible(lit.)
water: slightly soluble(lit.)

density

0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

ClCC=C

InChI

1S/C3H5Cl/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1,3H2

InChI key

OSDWBNJEKMUWAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Kinetcis of epoxidation of allyl chloride with hydrogen peroxide has been reported.

Application

Allyl chloride has been employed:
  • as precursor for generation of allyl radicals by laser flash photolysis at 193nm
  • in the synthesis of α,ω-difunctional chemical intermediates via the cross-metathesis reactions

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

-25.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

-32 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Cross-metathesis reactions of allyl chloride with fatty acid methyl esters: Efficient synthesis of a, ?-difunctional chemical intermediates from renewable raw materials.
Jacobs T, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 353(1), 32-35 (2009)
Lars Seidel et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(11), 13608-13622 (2013-11-07)
Photochemically driven reactions involving unsaturated radicals produce a thick global layer of organic haze on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The allyl radical self-reaction is an example for this type of chemistry and was examined at room temperature from an experimental
Epoxidation of allyl chloride with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by titanium silicalite 1.
Gao H, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 138(1), 27-38 (1996)
Carbocycle synthesis through facile and efficient palladium-catalyzed allylative de-aromatization of naphthalene and phenanthrene allyl chlorides.
Shirong Lu et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 47(23), 4366-4369 (2008-04-30)
Vikas Sikervar et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(11), 5132-5138 (2012-04-27)
A coupling strategy for the synthesis of 2,4-dimethyl-1α,25(OH)(2)D(3) is achieved which involves methylation of a pro-A ring vinyl sulfone and in situ traping of the allyl sulfonyl anion with a CD ring allyl chloride. TBAF-promoted 1,2-eliminative desulfonylation and concomitant silyl

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