Bis(chloromethyl) ether

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Bis(chloromethyl) ether
File:Bis(chloromethyl) ether.svg
style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers
CAS number 542-88-1
PubChem 10967
ChemSpider 21106500
EC number 208-832-8
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InChI key HRQGCQVOJVTVLU-UHFFFAOYAN
style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties
Molecular formula C2H4Cl2O
Molar mass 114.96 g mol−1
Melting point

-41.5 °C, 232 K, -43 °F

Boiling point

106 °C, 379 K, 223 °F

style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Hazards
Main hazards 40px
Flash point 38 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Bis(chloromethyl) ether is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH2Cl)2O. It is one of the chloroalkyl ethers. This colourless liquid is used for chloromethylation of aromatic substrates. It is produced industrially from paraformaldehyde and a mixture of chlorosulfonic acid and sulfuric acid.[1]

Safety

Bis(chloromethyl) ether is carcinogenic.

Synthesis

References

  1. Wilhelm Heitmann, Günther Strehlke, Dieter Mayer “Ethers, Aliphatic” Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a10_023


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