Chloroacetaldehyde

Chloroacetaldehyde
Structural formula	Ball-and-stick model
Names
	IUPAC name Chloroacetaldehyde
	Systematic IUPAC name Chloroethanal
	Other names 2-Chloroacetaldehyde, 2-Chloroethanal
Identifiers
CAS Number	107-20-0 ; 34789-09-8 (hydrate) ; 7737-02-2 (hydrate) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	32 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.158
EC Number	203-472-8;
PubChem CID	33;
UNII	CF069F5D9C ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4020292 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H3ClO/c3-1-2-4/h2H,1H2 Key: QSKPIOLLBIHNAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(C=O)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H3ClO
Molar mass	78.50 g mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Odor	acrid, penetrating
Density	1.117 g/mL
Melting point	−16.3 °C (2.7 °F; 256.8 K)
Boiling point	85 to 85.5 °C (185.0 to 185.9 °F; 358.1 to 358.6 K)
Solubility in water	soluble
Solubility	soluble in acetone, methanol
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	alkylating agent
Flash point	87.7 °C (189.9 °F) (closed cup)
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	89 mg/kg (oral, rat); 82 mg/kg (oral, mouse)
LC50 (median concentration)	200 ppm (rat, 1 hr)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	C 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)
REL (Recommended)	C 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)	45 ppm
Related compounds
Related compounds	2-chloroethanol, Chloroacetic acid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Chloroacetaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula ClCH₂CHO. Like some related compounds, it is highly electrophilic reagent and a potentially dangerous alkylating agent. The compound is not normally encountered in the anhydrous form, but rather as the hydrate (acetal), ClCH₂CH(OH)₂. Chloroacetaldehyde is a useful intermediate in the synthesis, e.g. of 2-aminothiazole or many pharmaceutical compounds. Another use is to facilitate bark removal from tree trunks.

Synthesis and reactions

The hydrate of chloroacetaldehyde is produced by the chlorination of aqueous vinyl chloride:

ClCH=CH₂ + Cl₂ + H₂O → ClCH₂CHO + 2 HCl

It can also be prepared from vinyl acetate.^[4] The related bromoacetaldehyde is prepared via bromination of vinyl acetate. It also rapidly forms an acetals in the presence of alcohols.^[5]

Being bifunctional, chloroacetaldehyde is a versatile precursor to many heterocyclic compounds. It condenses with thiourea derivatives to give aminothiazoles. This reaction was once important as a precursor to sulfathiazole, one of the first sulfa drugs.^[4]

Environmental aspects

Chloroacetaldehyde is a metabolite in the degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane, which initially converts to chloroethanol. This metabolic pathway is topical since billions of kilograms of 1,2-dichloroethane have been produced as a precursor to vinyl chloride.^[6]

Safety

Based on data collected from human studies in 1962, exposures to 45 ppm of chloroacetaldehyde were found to be very disagreeable and caused conjunctival irritation to the subjects.^[7] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration established a permissible exposure limit at a ceiling of 1 ppm (3 mg/m³) for exposures to chloroacetaldehyde.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0118". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ "Chloroacetaldehyde". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "Chloroacetaldehyde". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ ^a ^b Reinhard Jira, Erwin Kopp, Blaine C. McKusick, Gerhard Röderer, Axel Bosch, Gerald Fleischmann "Chloroacetaldehydes" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a06_527.pub2
^ S. M. McElvain and D. Kundiger "Bromoacetal" Organic Syntheses 1943, volume 23, p. 8. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.023.0008.
^ Janssen, D. B.; van der Ploeg, J. R. and Pries, F., "Genetics and biochemistry of 1,2-dichloroethane degradation", Biodegradation, 1994, 5, 249-57.doi:10.1007/BF00696463
^ Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)
^ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

[PGCH-1] NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0118". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[2] "Chloroacetaldehyde". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[3] "Chloroacetaldehyde". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[Ullmann-4] Reinhard Jira, Erwin Kopp, Blaine C. McKusick, Gerhard Röderer, Axel Bosch, Gerald Fleischmann "Chloroacetaldehydes" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a06_527.pub2

[5] S. M. McElvain and D. Kundiger "Bromoacetal" Organic Syntheses 1943, volume 23, p. 8. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.023.0008.

[6] Janssen, D. B.; van der Ploeg, J. R. and Pries, F., "Genetics and biochemistry of 1,2-dichloroethane degradation", Biodegradation, 1994, 5, 249-57.doi:10.1007/BF00696463

[7] Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)

[8] CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

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