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Methyl trichloroacetate

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SYNONYMS

Title
三氯乙酸甲酯
IUPAC name
methyl 2,2,2-trichloroacetate
IUPAC Traditional name
methyl trichloroacetate
Synonyms
Trichloroacetic acid methyl ester

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00000794
Beilstein Number 1756075
EC Number 209-960-7
CAS Number 598-99-2

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 154°C
Density 1.489
Flash Point 85°C(185°F)
Melting Point -18°C
Refractive Index 1.4570
Solubility Insoluble in water
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Hazard statements H331-H302-H312-H315-H319-H335-H227
European Hazard Symbols X
GHS Precautionary statements P210-P305+P351+P338-P302+P352-P321-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 20/21/22-36/37/38
Safety Statements 26-36/37
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 6.1
UN Number UN2533
Packing Group III

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Convenient precursor of dichlorocarbene, which is generated by the action of alkoxide; see Ethyl trichloroacetate, B23282.
  • Reaction with zinc in the presence of a Lewis acid generates a dimetallated intermediate, which reacts with aldehydes or ketones to give ɑ-chloroacrylic esters: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 53, 1698 (1980).