Dichloromethyl methyl ether
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Preferred IUPAC name
Dichloro(methoxy)methane | |
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100.023.180 |
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Properties | |
C2H4Cl2O | |
Molar mass | 114.95 g·mol−1 |
Boiling point | 85°C |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dichloromethyl methyl ether (HCl2COCH3) is an
phosphorus oxychloride[1]
or by chlorination of chlorodimethyl ether.
The compound is used in the formylation of aromatic compounds (
acid chlorides.[2]
References
- ^ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.365 (1973); Vol. 47, p.51 (1967). link
- ^ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p.467 (1990); Vol. 61, p.1 (1983). Link