Oxalyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

79-37-8

CAS Name

Oxalyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C2Cl2O2

Molecular Mass

126.93

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    63.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -16 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2Cl2O2/c3-1(5)2(4)6

InChIKey

InChIKey=CTSLXHKWHWQRSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethanedioyl dichloride
  • Oxalyl chloride
  • Oxalic acid dichloride
  • Oxaloyl chloride
  • Oxalyl dichloride

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