2-Chloropyridine

2-Chloropyridine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Chloropyridine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
105788
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.316 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-646-3
130818
RTECS number
  • US5950000
UNII
UN number 2822
  • InChI=1S/C5H4ClN/c6-5-3-1-2-4-7-5/h1-4H checkY
    Key: OKDGRDCXVWSXDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C5H4ClN/c6-5-3-1-2-4-7-5/h1-4H
    Key: OKDGRDCXVWSXDC-UHFFFAOYAI
  • Clc1ncccc1
Properties
C5H4ClN
Molar mass 113.54 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.2 g/mL
Melting point −46 °C (−51 °F; 227 K)
Boiling point 166 °C (331 °F; 439 K)
27 g/L
Acidity (pKa) 0.49 [1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H310, H315, H319, H330, H400
P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P284, P301+P310, P301+P312, P302+P350, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P311, P312, P314, P320, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P361, P362, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Related compounds
Related compounds
 3-Chloropyridine
3-Bromopyridine
2-Chloromethylpyridine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Chloropyridine is an aryl chloride with the formula C5H4ClN. It is a colorless liquid that is mainly used to generate fungicides and insecticides in industry. It also serves to generate antihistamines and antiarrythymics for pharmaceutical purposes.[2] It is one of three isomers of chloropyridine.

  1. ^ Linnell, R. H., J. Org. Chem., 1960, 25, 290.
  2. ^ Shimizu, Shinkichi; Watanabe, Nanao; Kataoka, Toshiaki; Shoji, Takayuki; Abe, Nobuyuki; Morishita, Sinji; Ichimura, Hisao (2007). "Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a22_399. ISBN 978-3527306732.