Butyryl chloride

Butyryl chloride is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2C(O)Cl. It is a colorless liquid with a unpleasant odor. Butyryl chloride is soluble in organic solvents, but it reacts readily with water and alcohols. It is usually produced by chlorination of butyric acid.

Butyryl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butanoyl chloride
Other names
Butyryl chloride
n-Butyryl chloride
Butanoyl chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.999
EC Number
  • 205-498-5
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 2353
  • InChI=1S/C4H7ClO/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3 Y
    Key: DVECBJCOGJRVPX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C4H7ClO/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3
    Key: DVECBJCOGJRVPX-UHFFFAOYAA
SMILES
  • ClC(=O)CCC
Properties
C4H7ClO
Molar mass 106.55 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Odor pungent
Density 1.033 g/cm3
Melting point −89 °C (−128 °F; 184 K)
Boiling point 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
decomposition
Solubility miscible with ether
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-62.1·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.412
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Reacts violently with water, flammable, corrosive
GHS labelling:
Danger
H225, H314
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
3
2
Flash point 21.7 °C (71.1 °F; 294.8 K)
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
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