tert-Butyl hypochlorite

CAS Registry Number®

507-40-4

CAS Name

tert-Butyl hypochlorite

Molecular Formula

C4H9ClO

Molecular Mass

108.57

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    77.5 °C
  • Density (2)

    0.9583 g/cm³ @ Temp: 18 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H9ClO/c1-4(2,3)6-5/h1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=IXZDIALLLMRYOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OCl)(C)(C)C

Canonical SMILES

ClOC(C)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hypochlorous acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
  • Hypochlorous acid, tert-butyl ester
  • tert-Butyl hypochlorite
  • 1,1-Dimethylethyl hypochlorite

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