Chemistry:Pivaloyl chloride

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Pivaloyl chloride
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylpropanoyl chloride
Other names
Trimethylacetyl chloride; Pivaloyl chloride; Pivalyl chloride; neopentanoylchloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
102382
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 221-921-6
UNII
UN number 2438
Properties
C5H9ClO
Molar mass 120.58 g·mol−1
Density 0.985
Melting point −57 °C (−71 °F; 216 K)
Boiling point 105.5 °C (221.9 °F; 378.6 K)
1.412
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H225, H290, H302, H314, H330
P210, P233, P234, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+312, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P320, P321, P330, P363, P370+378, P390
Flash point 8 °C (46 °F; 281 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

2,2-Dimethylpropanoyl chloride is a branched-chain acyl chloride.[1] It was first made by Aleksandr Butlerov in 1874 by reacting pivalic acid with phosphorus pentachloride.[2]

Pivaloyl chloride is used as an input in the manufacture of some drugs, insecticides and herbicides.

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