Acetyl chloride

Acetyl chloride[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Acetyl chloride[2]
Systematic IUPAC name
Ethanoyl chloride
Other names
Acyl chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
605303
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.787
EC Number
  • 200-865-6
Gmelin Reference
1611
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • AO6390000
UNII
UN number 1717
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3 Y
    Key: WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
    Key: WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYAQ
SMILES
  • ClC(=O)C
Properties
Chemical formula
CH3COCl
Molar mass 78.49 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.104 g/ml, liquid
Melting point −112 °C (−170 °F; 161 K)
Boiling point 52 °C (126 °F; 325 K)
Solubility in water
Reacts with water
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−38.9·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Dipole moment
2.45 D
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H225, H302, H314, H335, H412
Precautionary statements
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
3
2
Flash point 4 °C (39 °F; 277 K)
Autoignition
temperature
390 °C (734 °F; 663 K)
Explosive limits 7.3–19%
Related compounds
Related acyl chlorides
Propionyl chloride
Butyryl chloride
Related compounds
Acetic acid
Acetic anhydride
Acetyl bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Acetyl chloride (CH3COCl) is an acyl chloride derived from acetic acid (CH3COOH). It belongs to the class of organic compounds called acid halides. It is a colorless, corrosive, volatile liquid. Its formula is commonly abbreviated to AcCl.

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 79.
  2. ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. pp. 796–797. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.