Dichloromethyl methyl ether

Dichloromethyl methyl ether
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Dichloro(methoxy)methane
Identifiers
CAS Number	4885-02-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	19757;
ECHA InfoCard	100.023.180
PubChem CID	21004;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2063636 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2O/c1-5-2(3)4/h2H,1H3;
	SMILES ClC(Cl)OC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H4Cl2O
Molar mass	114.95 g·mol−1
Boiling point	85°C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Dichloromethyl methyl ether (HCl₂COCH₃) is an organic compound that belongs to the class of ethers with a dichloromethyl group and a methyl group. It can be synthesized from methyl formate and a mixture of phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus oxychloride^[1] or by chlorination of chlorodimethyl ether.

The compound is used in the formylation of aromatic compounds (Rieche formylation) and as a chlorination agent in the formation of acid chlorides.^[2]

^ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.365 (1973); Vol. 47, p.51 (1967). link
^ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p.467 (1990); Vol. 61, p.1 (1983). Link

[1] Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.365 (1973); Vol. 47, p.51 (1967). link

[2] Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p.467 (1990); Vol. 61, p.1 (1983). Link

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