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1Synthesis
 


1.1Laboratory routes
 




1.2Other methods
 






2Occurrence
 




3Uses
 


3.1Acetic acid esters and amide
 




3.2Friedel-Crafts acetylations
 






4See also
 




5References
 




6External links
 













Acetyl chloride






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Acetyl chloride[1]
Skeletal formula of acetyl chloride
Skeletal formula of acetyl chloride
Ball-and-stick model of acetyl chloride
Ball-and-stick model of acetyl chloride
Space-filling model of acetyl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name

Acetyl chloride[2]

Systematic IUPAC name

Ethanoyl chloride

Other names

Acyl chloride

Identifiers

CAS Number

3D model (JSmol)

Beilstein Reference

605303
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.787 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-865-6

Gmelin Reference

1611

PubChem CID

RTECS number
  • AO6390000
UNII
UN number 1717

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

  • InChI=1S/C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3 checkY

    Key: WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

  • InChI=1/C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3

    Key: WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYAQ

  • ClC(=O)C

Properties

Chemical formula

CH3COCl
Molar mass 78.49 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.104 g/ml, liquid
Melting point −112 °C (−170 °F; 161 K)
Boiling point 52 °C (126 °F; 325 K)

Solubility in water

Reacts with water

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

-38.9·10−6cm3/mol
Structure

Dipole moment

2.45 D
Hazards
GHS labelling:

Pictograms

GHS02: FlammableGHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H225, H302, H314, H335, H412

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazard W: Reacts with water in an unusual or dangerous manner. E.g. sodium, sulfuric acid
3
3
2
W
Flash point 4 °C (39 °F; 277 K)

Autoignition
temperature

390 °C (734 °F; 663 K)
Explosive limits 7.3–19%
Related compounds

Related acyl chlorides

Propionyl chloride
Butyryl chloride

Related compounds

Acetic acid
Acetic anhydride
Acetyl bromide

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Acetyl chloride (CH3COCl) is an acyl chloride derived from acetic acid (CH3COOH). It belongs to the class of organic compounds called acid halides. It is a colorless, corrosive, volatile liquid. Its formula is commonly abbreviated to AcCl.

Synthesis[edit]

On an industrial scale, the reaction of acetic anhydride with hydrogen chloride produces a mixture of acetyl chloride and acetic acid:[3]

Laboratory routes[edit]

Acetyl chloride was first prepared in 1852 by French chemist Charles Gerhardt by treating potassium acetate with phosphoryl chloride.[4]

Acetyl chloride is produced in the laboratory by the reaction of acetic acid with chlorodehydrating agents such as phosphorus trichloride (PCl3), phosphorus pentachloride (PCl5), sulfuryl chloride (SO2Cl2), phosgene, or thionyl chloride (SOCl2). However, these methods usually give acetyl chloride contaminated by phosphorus or sulfur impurities, which may interfere with the organic reactions.[5]

Other methods[edit]

When heated, a mixture of dichloroacetyl chloride and acetic acid gives acetyl chloride.[5] It can also be synthesized from the catalytic carbonylationofmethyl chloride.[6] It also arises from the reaction of acetic acid, acetonitrile, and hydrogen chloride.[citation needed]

Occurrence[edit]

Acetyl chloride is not expected to exist in nature, because contact with water would hydrolyze it into acetic acid and hydrogen chloride. In fact, if handled in open air it releases white "smoke" resulting from hydrolysis due to the moisture in the air. The smoke is actually small droplets of hydrochloric acid and acetic acid formed by hydrolysis.

Uses[edit]

Acetyl chloride is used for acetylation reactions, i.e., the introduction of an acetyl group. Acetyl is an acyl group having the formula −C(=O)−CH3). For further information on the types of chemical reactions compounds such as acetyl chloride can undergo, see acyl halide. Two major classes of acetylations include esterification and the Friedel-Crafts reaction.

Acetic acid esters and amide[edit]

Acetyl chloride is a reagent for the preparation of esters and amides of acetic acid, used in the derivatizationofalcohols and amines. One class of acetylation reactions are esterification, for example the reaction with ethanol to produce ethyl acetate and hydrogen chloride:

Frequently such acylations are carried out in the presence of a base such as pyridine, triethylamine, or DMAP, which act as catalysts to help promote the reaction and as bases neutralize the resulting HCl. Such reactions will often proceed via ketene.

Friedel-Crafts acetylations[edit]

A second major class of acetylation reactions are the Friedel-Crafts reactions.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 79.
  • ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. pp. 796–797. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  • ^ Cheung, Hosea; Tanke, Robin S.; Torrence, G. Paul (2000). "Acetic Acid". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_045. ISBN 978-3527306732.
  • ^ See:
  • ^ a b Leo A. Paquette (2005). "Acetyl chloride". Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Activating Agents and Protective Groups. John Wiley & Sons. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-471-97927-2.
  • ^ US 4352761, Erpenbach, Heinz; Gehrmann, Klaus & Lork, Winfried et al., "Production of acetyl chloride", published 1982-10-05, assigned to Hoechst AG 
  • ^ Charles Merritt, Jr and Charles E. Braun "9-Acetylanthracene" Org. Synth. 1950, 30, 2. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.030.0001
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