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Chloroacetic anhydride, 97%
CAS: 541-88-8 | C4H4Cl2O3 | 170.97 g/mol
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Catalog number A14015.36
also known as A14015-36
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500 g
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492.00
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS541-88-8
IUPAC Name2-chloroacetyl 2-chloroacetate
Molecular FormulaC4H4Cl2O3
InChI KeyPNVPNXKRAUBJGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESClCC(=O)OC(=O)CCl
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)White to cream to brown
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder or fused solid
Assay (GC)≥94.0%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Melting Point (clear melt)50.0-61.0°C
Chloroacetic anhydride has been used in the synthesis of 3,3?-bis(sulfonato)-4,4?-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA), a water-soluble, thiol-reactive and photo-switchable cross-linker, D,L-7-azatryptophan, 2-methyl-[3,4-di-O-acetyl-6-O-(chloroacetyl)-1,2-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyrano]-[2?,1?:4,5]-2-oxazoline.
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Applications
Chloroacetic anhydride has been used in the synthesis of 3,3′-bis(sulfonato)-4,4′-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA), a water-soluble, thiol-reactive and photo-switchable cross-linker, D,L-7-azatryptophan, 2-methyl-[3,4-di-O-acetyl-6-O-(chloroacetyl)-1,2-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyrano]-[2′,1′:4,5]-2-oxazoline.
Solubility
Freely soluble in ether, chloroform. Slightly soluble in benzene. Insoluble in cold ligroin
Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with oxidizing agent, bases, amines, alcohols, water/ moisture.
Chloroacetic anhydride has been used in the synthesis of 3,3′-bis(sulfonato)-4,4′-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA), a water-soluble, thiol-reactive and photo-switchable cross-linker, D,L-7-azatryptophan, 2-methyl-[3,4-di-O-acetyl-6-O-(chloroacetyl)-1,2-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyrano]-[2′,1′:4,5]-2-oxazoline.
Solubility
Freely soluble in ether, chloroform. Slightly soluble in benzene. Insoluble in cold ligroin
Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with oxidizing agent, bases, amines, alcohols, water/ moisture.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Darcy C Burns; Fuzhong Zhang; G Andrew Woolley. Synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity. Nature Protocols. 2007, 2 (2), 251-258.
- J D Brennan; C W Hogue; B Rajendran; K J Willis; A G Szabo. Preparation of enantiomerically pure L-7-azatryptophan by an enzymatic method and its application to the development of a fluorimetric activity assay for tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase. Analytical Biochemistry. 1997, 252 (2), 260-270.
- Has been used, in the presence of pyridine, for alcohol protection: J. Org. Chem., 35, 1940 (1970); cf Chloroacetyl chloride, A15846.