Cylopropylmethyl chloride Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-91°C

Boiling point:

87-89 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.98 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.435(lit.)

Flash point:

29 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,2-8°C

solubility 

soluble in Chloroform, Methanol

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

Not miscible in water.

BRN 

635697

InChIKey

ZVTQWXCKQTUVPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

5911-08-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

(Chloromethyl)cyclopropane(5911-08-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi

Risk Statements 

11-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36/37/39

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29035990

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Cylopropylmethyl chloride Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless to pale yellow liquid

Uses

(Chloromethyl)cyclopropane was used in the synthesis of (lithiomethyl)cyclopropane and homoallyllithium via 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl or naphthalene-catalysed lithiation reaction.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 13, p. 2135, 1972 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)84787-0

General Description

(Chloromethyl)cyclopropane on reaction with isolable dialkylsilylene affords 5-silaspiro[4.4]nonane derivative.

Cylopropylmethyl chloride(5911-08-0)Related Product Information

• Sodium chloride
• Chloromethyl isopropyl carbonate
• Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid
• 3-Methyl-2-butanone
• (Bromomethyl)cyclopropane
• 3-Chloropropyltrimethoxysilane
• Calcium chloride
• Ammonium chloride
• tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride
• Allyl chloride
• Chloromethane
• 2-Chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine
• Polyvinyl chloride
• Potassium chloride
• Ferric chloride
• Cyclopropyl methyl ketone
• Cyclopropane
• Choline chloride