Chloroacetaldehyde

Chloroacetaldehyde
Names
IUPAC name
Chloroacetaldehyde
Systematic IUPAC name
Chloroethanal
Other names
2-Chloroacetaldehyde, 2-Chloroethanal
Identifiers
107-20-0 YesY
34789-09-8 (hydrate) N
7737-02-2 (hydrate) N
ChemSpider 32 YesY
EC Number 203-472-8
Jmol interactive 3D Image
PubChem 33
UNII CF069F5D9C YesY
Properties
C2H3ClO
Molar mass 78.50 g mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor acrid, penetrating
Density 1.117 g/mL
Melting point −16.3 °C (2.7 °F; 256.8 K)
Boiling point 85 to 85.5 °C (185.0 to 185.9 °F; 358.1 to 358.6 K)
soluble
Solubility soluble in acetone, methanol
Hazards
Main hazards alkylating agent
Flash point 87.7 °C (189.9 °F) (closed cup)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
89 mg/kg (oral, rat)
82 mg/kg (oral, mouse)[1]
200 ppm (rat, 1 hr)[2]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
C 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)[3]
C 1 ppm (3 mg/m3)[3]
45 ppm[3]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 2-chloroethanol, Chloroacetic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is YesYN ?)
Infobox references

Chloroacetaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula ClCH2CHO. Like some related compounds, it is highly electrophilic reagent and a potentially dangerous alkylating agent. The compound is not normally encountered in the anhydrous form, but rather as the hydrate (acetal), ClCH2CH(OH)2. Chloroacetaldehyde is a useful intermediate in the synthesis, e.g. of 2-aminothiazole or many pharmaceutical compounds. Another use is to facilitate bark removal from tree trunks.

Synthesis and reactions

The hydrate of chloroacetaldehyde is produced by the chlorination of aqueous vinyl chloride:

ClCH=CH2 + Cl2 + H2O → ClCH2CHO + 2 HCl

It can also be prepared from vinyl acetate.[4] The related bromoacetaldehyde is prepared via bromination of vinyl acetate. It also rapidly forms a acetals in the presence of alcohols.[5]

Being bifunctional, chloroacetaldehyde is a versatile precursor to many heterocyclic compounds. It condenses with thiourea derivatives to give aminothiazoles. This reaction was once important as a precursor to sulfathiazole, one of the first sulfa drugs.[4]

Environmental aspects

Chloroacetaldehyde is a metabolite in the degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane, which initially converts to chloroethanol. This metabolic pathway is topical since billions of kilograms of 1,2-dichloroethane have been produced as a precursor to vinyl chloride.[6]

Safety

Based on data collected from human studies in 1962, exposures to 45 ppm of chloroacetaldehyde were found to be very disagreeable and caused conjunctival irritation to the subjects.[7] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration established a permissible exposure limit at a ceiling of 1 ppm (3 mg/m3) for exposures to chloroacetaldehyde.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Chloroacetaldehyde". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chloroacetaldehyde". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. 1 2 3 "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0118". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  4. 1 2 Reinhard Jira, Erwin Kopp, Blaine C. McKusick, Gerhard Röderer, Axel Bosch, Gerald Fleischmann "Chloroacetaldehydes" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a06_527.pub2
  5. ↑ S. M. McElvain and D. Kundiger "Bromoacetal" Organic Syntheses 1943, volume 23, p. 8. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.023.0008.
  6. ↑ Janssen, D. B.; van der Ploeg, J. R. and Pries, F., "Genetics and biochemistry of 1,2-dichloroethane degradation", Biodegradation, 1994, 5, 249-57.doi:10.1007/BF00696463
  7. ↑ Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)
  8. ↑ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.