Isopropyl chloride

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Isopropyl chloride
IUPAC name 2-chloropropane
Other names chlorodimethylmethane, isopropyl chloride, 2-propyl

chloride, sec-propyl chloride

Identifiers
CAS number [75-29-6]
RTECS number TX4410000
SMILES CC(Cl)C
Properties
Molecular formula C3H7Cl
Molar mass 78.5413
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 0.862
Melting point

-117.18 °C, 156 K, -179 °F

Boiling point

35.74 °C, 309 K, 96 °F

Solubility in water 0.334 g/100 ml at 12.5 °C
Solubility in ethanol fully miscible
Solubility in diethyl ether fully miscible
Refractive index (nD) 1.3811
Viscosity 4.05 cP at 0 °C
3.589 cP at 20 °C
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
NFPA 704
4
2
0
 
R-phrases R11 R20 R21 R22
S-phrases S9 S29
Flash point -32
Related compounds
Related alkyl halides Ethyl chloride
n-propyl chloride
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Isopropyl chloride (also chlorodimethylmethane, 2-propyl chloride, sec-propyl chloride or 2-chloropropane) is a colorless, flammable chemical compound . It has the chemical formula C3H7Cl and is prepared by refluxing isopropyl alcohol with concentrated hydrochloric acid and zinc chloride[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Merck Index". An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (Thirteenth Edition). (2001). Ed. Maryadele J. O'Nei. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc.. 932.