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Methyl oxalyl chloride, 97%
CAS: 5781-53-3 | C3H3ClO3 | 122.504 g/mol
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Catalog number L13258.06
also known as L13258-06
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS5781-53-3
IUPAC Namemethyl oxalochloridate
Molecular FormulaC3H3ClO3
InChI KeyZXUQEPZWVQIOJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCOC(=O)C(Cl)=O
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)Clear colorless
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
FormLiquid
Assay (GC)≥96.0%
Refractive Index1.4155-1.4210 @ 20?C
Methyl oxalyl chloride is used as a synthetic reagent. It serves as a reagent in the synthesis of fused coumarins, substituted isoxazoles and heterocycles. Further, it is used in intramolecular Wittig reactions, and iron-mediated cleavage of C-C bonds.
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Applications
Methyl oxalyl chloride is used as a synthetic reagent. It serves as a reagent in the synthesis of fused coumarins, substituted isoxazoles and heterocycles. Further, it is used in intramolecular Wittig reactions, and iron-mediated cleavage of C-C bonds.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with water, oxidizing agents, alcohols and bases.
Methyl oxalyl chloride is used as a synthetic reagent. It serves as a reagent in the synthesis of fused coumarins, substituted isoxazoles and heterocycles. Further, it is used in intramolecular Wittig reactions, and iron-mediated cleavage of C-C bonds.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with water, oxidizing agents, alcohols and bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Zhao, L.; Yang, H. J.; Cai, Z. Solubility comparison and partial molar volumes of 1, 2-hexanediol before and after end-group modification by methyl oxalyl chloride and ethyl oxalyl monochloride in supercritical CO2. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 2013, 57, 46-53.
- Fandrick, K. R.; Li, W.; Zhang, Y.; Tang, W.; Gao, J.; Rodriguez, S.; Patel, N. D.; Reeves, D. C.; Wu, J. P.; Sanyal, S.; Gonnella, N.; Qu, B.; Haddad, N.; Lorenz, J. C.; Sidhu, K.; Wang, J.; Ma, S.; Grinberg, N.; Lee, H.; Tsantrizos, Y.; Poupart, M. A.; Busacca, C. A.; Yee, N. K.; Lu, B. Z.; Senanayake, C. H. Concise and Practical Asymmetric Synthesis of a Challenging Atropisomeric HIV Integrase Inhibitor. Angew. Chem. 2015, 127 (24), 7250-7254.