Acetyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

75-36-5

CAS Name

Acetyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C2H3ClO

Molecular Mass

78.50

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    52 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -112 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.1051 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C)(Cl)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetyl chloride
  • Ethanoyl chloride
  • Acetic chloride
  • Acetic acid chloride

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