Trichloromethyl Chloroformate

CAS: 503-38-8

Ref. TR-T773880

Product Information

• Name: Trichloromethyl Chloroformate
• Synonyms: Carbonochloridic Acid Trichloromethyl Ester, Chloroformic Acid Trichloromethyl Ester, Trichloromethanol Chloroformate, Diphosgen, Diphosgene, Trichloromethyl Chlorocarbonate, Carbonochloridic acid, trichloromethyl ester, Chloroformic acid trichloromethyl ester, Formic acid, chloro-, trichloromethyl ester, Methanol, trichloro-, chloroformate, Trichloromethyl carbonochloridate, Trichloromethyl chloroformate

Description

Stability Moisture Sensitive
Applications Trichloromethyl chloroformate is used as a reagent to prepare diisocyanates (e.g. Tolylene 2,4-Diisocyanate [T536710]) with benzene or Furan (F863650) rings. Trichloromethyl chloroformate is also used as a dehydrating agent in organic synthesis.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Mai, K. & Patil, G.: Tetrahedron Lett., 27, 2203 (1986); Nowakowski, J.: Prak. Chem.-Chem. Ztg., 334, 187 (1992)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 197.83
• Formula: C₂Cl₄O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C2Cl4O2/c3-1(7)8-2(4,5)6
• InChI key: InChIKey=HCUYBXPSSCRKRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(Cl)OC(Cl)(Cl)Cl