Ethyl chloroacetate
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl chloroacetate | |
Other names
Ethyl 2-chloroacetate
Ethyl monochloroacetate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.995 |
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Properties | |
C4H7ClO2 | |
Molar mass | 122.55 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.145 g/mL[1] |
Melting point | −26 °C (−15 °F; 247 K)[1] |
Boiling point | 143 °C (289 °F; 416 K)[1] |
-72.3·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ethyl chloroacetate is a chemical compound used primarily in the chemical industry. It is used as a solvent for organic synthesis and as an intermediate in the production of pesticides (such as sodium fluoroacetate).[2]
An example for the use of this agent was in the synthesis of Cinepazet.
References
- ^ a b c Ethyl chloroacetate at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ "Ethyl chloroacetate" (Document). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. April 2009.
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