Chemistry:Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride

Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride

Names
Preferred IUPAC name (9H-Fluoren-9-yl)methyl carbonochloridate
Other names 9-Fluorenylmethyl chloroformate; 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chloride; Fmoc-chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	28920-43-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	31647 Y
EC Number	249-313-6
PubChem CID	34367
UNII	9PLB0BTT90 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C15H11ClO2/c16-15(17)18-9-14-12-7-3-1-5-10(12)11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14/h1-8,14H,9H2 Y Key: IRXSLJNXXZKURP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C15H11ClO2/c16-15(17)18-9-14-12-7-3-1-5-10(12)11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14/h1-8,14H,9H2 Key: IRXSLJNXXZKURP-UHFFFAOYAT
SMILES ClC(=O)OCC3c1ccccc1c2c3cccc2
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H11ClO2
Molar mass	258.70 g·mol−1
Melting point	62 to 64 °C (144 to 147 °F; 335 to 337 K)
Hazards
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GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H314
GHS precautionary statements	P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride (Fmoc-Cl) is a chloroformate ester. It is used to introduce the fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl protecting group as the Fmoc carbamate.

Preparation

This compound may be prepared by reacting 9-fluorenylmethanol with phosgene: