C8H15ClO
162.66 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
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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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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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
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Octanoyl chloride (CAS 111-64-8) is 2915.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 90 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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