Isovaleryl chloride Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

115-117 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.989 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor pressure 

20.3hPa at 20℃

refractive index 

n20/D 1.416(lit.)

Flash point:

66 °F

storage temp. 

Flammables area

solubility 

Chloroform (Soluble), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to slightly yellow or pink

Water Solubility 

decomposes

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

Merck 

14,5232

BRN 

741910

Stability:

Moisture Sensitive

InChI

1S/C5H9ClO/c1-4(2)3-5(6)7/h4H,3H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

ISULZYQDGYXDFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)CC(Cl)=O

CAS DataBase Reference

108-12-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Butanoyl chloride, 3-methyl-(108-12-3)

EPA Substance Registry System

Butanoyl chloride, 3-methyl- (108-12-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C,F

Risk Statements 

10-34-37-11-20

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45-9-23-16

RIDADR 

UN 2502 8/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

F 

21

TSCA 

TSCA listed

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29159080

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation
Flam. Liq. 3
Skin Corr. 1B

MSDS

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Isovaleryl chloride Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW OR PINK LIQUID

Uses

Isovaleryl chloride was used in the synthesis of:

• furanodictines A and B
• tetrapeptide amide, S-benzyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide
• (+)-blastmycinone
• (R)- and (S)-2-methyl-4-octanol, aggregation pheromone of some sugarcane weevils

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 69, p. 2917, 1947 DOI: 10.1021/ja01203a514

Flammability and Explosibility

Highly flammable

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