Isobutyl chloride

Isobutyl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Chloro-2-methylpropane
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 513-36-0 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
Beilstein Reference
 635650
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL160966 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 10114 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.417 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-157-9
PubChem CID
  • 10554
UNII
  • 95E08D17M7 checkY
UN number 1127
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID4060153 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C4H9Cl/c1-4(2)3-5/h4H,3H2,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: QTBFPMKWQKYFLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CC(C)CCl
Properties
Chemical formula
 C4H9Cl
Molar mass 92.57 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 877 mg mL−1
Melting point −131 °C (−204 °F; 142 K)
Boiling point 68.3 to 69.3 °C; 154.8 to 156.7 °F; 341.4 to 342.4 K
log P 2.486
Henry's law
constant (kH)
 630 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
Refractive index (nD)
 1.398
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)
 158.6 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH⦵298)
 −2.7012–−2.6844 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
 GHS02: Flammable
Danger
H225
P210
Flash point −19.4 °C (−2.9 °F; 253.8 K)
Related compounds
Related alkanes
 2-bromo-1-chloropropane
Related compounds
 2-chloroethanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Isobutyl chloride (1-chloro-2-methylpropane) is an organochlorine compound. It is a chlorinated derivative of isobutane.

Synthesis

Isobutyl chloride can be synthesized in a substitution reaction by reacting isobutanol with hydrochloric acid, catalyzed by concentrated sulfuric acid:

(CH3)2CH−CH2−OH + HCl → (CH3)2CH−CH2−Cl

References

  1. ^ "ISOBUTYL CHLORIDE - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 25 June 2012.


  • v
  • t
  • e