C8H15ClO
162.66 g/mol
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Octanoyl chloride
CAS111-64-8EC203-891-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
organic synthesis reagent
Octanoyl chloride is an eight-carbon acyl chloride with a straight-chain structure. It is primarily used as a reagent in organic synthesis for introducing the octanoyl group into other molecules.
organic synthesis reagent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H290May be corrosive to metals
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H318Causes serious eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
octanoyl chloride
InChIKey
REEZZSHJLXOIHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCC(=O)Cl
Synonyms (11)
- 1-OCTANOIC ACID CHLORIDE
- CAPRYLYL CHLORIDE
- Caprylic acid chloride
- Capryloyl chloride
- Octanoic acid chloride
- Octanoic chloride
- Octanoyl chloride
- caprylic chloride
- n-Octanoyl chloride