C5H9ClO
120.58 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Pivaloyl chloride
CAS3282-30-2EC221-921-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
chemical intermediate for synthesis
Pivaloyl chloride is a branched-chain acyl chloride, first synthesized by Aleksandr Butlerov in 1874 from pivalic acid and phosphorus pentachloride. It is primarily used as a chemical intermediate in organic synthesis.
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H290May be corrosive to metals
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H370Causes damage to organs
H371May cause damage to organs
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Pivaloyl chloride (CAS 3282-30-2) 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
2,2-dimethylpropanoyl chloride
InChIKey
JVSFQJZRHXAUGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C(=O)Cl
Synonyms (28)
- PVCL
- Acetyl chloride, trimethyl-
- Neopentanoyl chloride
- PivCl
- Pivalic acid chloride
- Pivalolyl chloride
- Pivaloyl chloride
- Pivalyl chloride
- TERT-BUTYL CHLORO KETONE
- Trimethylacetyl chloride
- pivalic chloride
- pivaloylchlorid
- t-butylcarbonyl chloride
- tBuCOCl
- tert-butylcarbonyl chloride
- trimehtylacetyl chloride
- trimethylacetic acid chloride
- trimethylacetoyl chloride
- trimethylacetyl choride
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