Chloroiodomethane
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IUPAC name
Chloroiodomethane
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Other names
Chloro(iodo)methane, Chloromethyl iodide, Chloro-iodo-methane
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.915 |
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Properties | |
CH2ClI | |
Molar mass | 176.38 g/mol |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Density | 2.416 g/cm3 (20 °C)
2.422 g/cm3 (25 °C) |
Boiling point | 108 - 109 °C |
Henry's law
constant (kH) |
0.89 mol.kg-1.bar-1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chloroiodomethane is a mixed liquid halomethane very soluble in acetone, benzene, diethyl ether and alcohol. Its refractive index is 1.5812 - 1.5832.
It crystallizes orthorhombic crystal system with space group Pnma with lattice constants: a = 6.383, b = 6.706, c = 8.867 (.10-1 nm).[1]
Chloroiodomethane is used in cyclopropanation (Simmon-Smith reaction), Mannich reaction 4, aminomethylation, epoxidation, ring opening and addition to terminal alkenes. It often replaces diiodomethane because of higher yields and selectivity.
References
- ^ Torrie B. H. ; Binbrek O. S.; von Dreele R. (1993). "Crystal structure of chloroiodomethane". Mol. Phys. 79 (4): 869–874(6). doi:10.1080/00268979300101691. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
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