Methyl oxalyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

5781-53-3

CAS Name

Methyl oxalyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C3H3ClO3

Molecular Mass

122.51

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    118-120 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H3ClO3/c1-7-3(6)2(4)5/h1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZXUQEPZWVQIOJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(Cl)=O)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)C(=O)OC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, 2-chloro-2-oxo-, methyl ester
  • Glyoxylic acid, chloro-, methyl ester
  • Acetic acid, chlorooxo-, methyl ester
  • Methyl chloroglyoxylate
  • Methyl oxalyl chloride

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