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1 Production  



1.1  Laboratory scale  





1.2  Industrial scale  







2 Reactions and uses  



2.1  Illustrative reactions  







3 Safety  





4 See also  





5 External links  





6 References  














Allyl chloride






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Allyl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name

3-Chloroprop-1-ene

Other names

3-Chloropropene
1-Chloro-2-propene[1]
3-Chloropropylene[1]

Identifiers

CAS Number

3D model (JSmol)

ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.144 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-675-8
KEGG

PubChem CID

RTECS number
  • UC7350000
UNII
UN number 1100

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

  • InChI=1S/C3H5Cl/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1,3H2 checkY

    Key: OSDWBNJEKMUWAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

  • InChI=1/C3H5Cl/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1,3H2

    Key: OSDWBNJEKMUWAV-UHFFFAOYAQ

  • C=CCCl

Properties

Chemical formula

C3H5Cl
Molar mass 76.52 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless, brown, yellow, or purple liquid[1]
Odor pungent, unpleasant[1]
Density 0.94 g/mL
Melting point −135 °C (−211 °F; 138 K)
Boiling point 45 °C (113 °F; 318 K)

Solubility in water

0.36 g/100 ml (20 °C)
Solubility soluble in ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform
Vapor pressure 295 mmHg[1]

Refractive index (nD)

1.4055
Viscosity 0.3130 mPa·s[2]
Hazards
GHS labelling:

Pictograms

GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H225, H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335, H341, H351, H373, H400

Precautionary statements

P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+P312, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P391, 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 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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3
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Flash point −32 °C (−26 °F; 241 K)

Autoignition
temperature

390 °C (734 °F; 663 K)
Explosive limits 2.9–11.2%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):

LC50 (median concentration)

11000 mg/m3 (rat, 2 hr)
11500 mg/m3 (mouse, 2 hr)
5800 mg/m3 (guinea pig, 2 hr)
22500 mg/m3 (rabbit, 2 hr)
10500 mg/m3 (cat, 2 hr)[3]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):

PEL (Permissible)

TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)[1]

REL (Recommended)

TWA 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)
ST 2 ppm (6 mg/m3)[1]

IDLH (Immediate danger)

250 ppm[1]

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

Allyl chloride is the organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCH2Cl. This colorless liquidisinsolubleinwater but soluble in common organic solvents. It is mainly converted to epichlorohydrin, used in the production of plastics. It is a chlorinated derivative of propylene. It is an alkylating agent, which makes it both useful and hazardous to handle.[4]

Production[edit]

Laboratory scale[edit]

Allyl chloride was first produced in 1857 by Auguste Cahours and August Hofmann by reacting allyl alcohol with phosphorus trichloride.[5][4] Modern preparation protocols economize this approach, replacing relatively expensive phosphorus trichloride with hydrochloric acid and a catalyst such as copper(I) chloride.[6]

Industrial scale[edit]

Allyl chloride is produced by the chlorinationofpropylene. At lower temperatures, the main product is 1,2-dichloropropane, but at 500 °C, allyl chloride predominates, being formed via a free radical reaction:

CH3CH=CH2 + Cl2 → ClCH2CH=CH2 + HCl

An estimated 800,000 tonnes were produced this way in 1997.[4]

Reactions and uses[edit]

The great majority of allyl chloride is converted to epichlorohydrin.[4] Other commercially significant derivatives include allyl alcohol, allylamine, allyl isothiocyanate (synthetic mustard oil),[7] and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.

As an alkylating agent, it is useful in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and pesticides, such as mustard oil.

Illustrative reactions[edit]

Illustrative of its reactivity is its cyanationtoallyl cyanide (CH2=CHCH2CN).[8] Being a reactive alkyl halide, it undergoes reductive coupling to give diallyl:[9]

2 ClCH2CH=CH2 + Mg → (CH2)2(CH=CH2)2 + MgCl2

It undergoes oxidative additiontopalladium(0) to give allylpalladium chloride dimer, (C3H5)2Pd2Cl2. Dehydrohalogenation gives cyclopropene.

Safety[edit]

Allyl chloride is highly toxic and flammable. Eye effects may be delayed and may lead to possible impairment of vision.[10]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0018". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  • ^ Viswanath, D.S.; Natarajan, G. (1989). Data Book on the Viscosity of Liquids. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0-89116-778-1.
  • ^ "Allyl chloride". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  • ^ a b c d Ludger Krähling, Jürgen Krey, Gerald Jakobson, Johann Grolig, Leopold Miksche “Allyl Compounds” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005. Published online: 15 June 2000.
  • ^ Hofmann. Augustus William and Cahours. Augustus (1857) "Researches on a new class of alcohols," Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 147: 555–574 ; see pp. 558–559.
  • ^ Furniss, Brian; Hannaford, Antony; Smith, Peter; Tatchell, Austin (1996). Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry (5th ed.). London: Longman Science & Technical. pp. 558. ISBN 9780582462366.
  • ^ F. Romanowski, H. Klenk "Thiocyanates and Isothiocyanates, Organic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a26_749
  • ^ J. V. Supniewski & P. L. Salzberg (1941). "Allyl Cyanide". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 46.
  • ^ Amos Turk; Henry Chanan (1947). "Biallyl". Org. Synth. 27: 7. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.027.0007.
  • ^ International Programme on Chemical Safety & the Commission of the European Communities. "Allyl Chloride". International Chemical Safety Cards. © IPCS CEC 1993. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

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