Ethyl chloroacetate

Ethyl chloroacetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl chloroacetate
Other names
  • Ethyl 2-chloroacetate
  • Ethyl monochloroacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.995 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-294-0
UNII
UN number 1181
  • InChI=1S/C4H7ClO2/c1-2-7-4(6)3-5/h2-3H2,1H3
    Key: VEUUMBGHMNQHGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C4H7ClO2/c1-2-7-4(6)3-5/h2-3H2,1H3
    Key: VEUUMBGHMNQHGO-UHFFFAOYAS
  • ClCC(=O)OCC
Properties
ClCH2CO2CH2CH3
Molar mass 122.55 g·mol−1
Density 1.145 g/mL[1]
Melting point −26 °C (−15 °F; 247 K)[1]
Boiling point 143 °C (289 °F; 416 K)[1]
−72.3·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS06: ToxicGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H311, H331, H400
P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related esters
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ethyl chloroacetate is an organic compound with the chemical formula ClCH2CO2CH2CH3. It is used primarily in the chemical industry. It is used as a solvent for organic synthesis and as an intermediate in the production of pesticides (such as sodium fluoroacetate).[3]

  1. ^ a b c Ethyl chloroacetate at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ "Ethyl chloroacetate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  3. ^ "Ethyl chloroacetate" (PDF). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. April 2009.[permanent dead link]