Dichloromethyl methyl ether
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
dichloro(methoxy)methane | |
| Identifiers | |
| 4885-02-3 | |
| ChemSpider | 19757 |
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| PubChem | 21004 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H4Cl2O | |
| Molar mass | 114.95 g·mol−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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Dichloromethyl methyl ether (HCl2COCH3) is an organic compound that belongs to the class of ethers with a dichloromethyl group and a methyl group. It can be synthesized from methyl formate and a mixture of phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus oxychloride[1] or by chlorination of chlorodimethyl ether.
The compound is used in the formylation of aromatic compounds (Rieche formylation) and as a chlorination agent in the formation of acid chlorides.[2]
References
- ↑ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.365 (1973); Vol. 47, p.51 (1967). link
- ↑ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p.467 (1990); Vol. 61, p.1 (1983). Link
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