Isopropylmagnesium chloride

Isopropylmagnesium chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.680 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 213-947-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H7.ClH.Mg/c1-3-2;;/h3H,1-2H3;1H;/q-1;;+2/p-1
    Key: IUYHWZFSGMZEOG-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • C[CH-]C.[Mg+2].[Cl-]
Properties
C3H7ClMg
Molar mass 102.84 g·mol−1
Solubility Ethyl ether
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H225, H260, H314
P210, P223, P231+P232, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P403+P235, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Isopropylmagnesium chloride is an organometallic compound with the general formula (CH3)2HCMgCl. This highly flammable, colorless, and moisture sensitive material is the Grignard reagent derived from isopropyl chloride. It is commercially available, usually as a solution in tetrahydrofuran.