C3H5ClO2
108.52 g/mol
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ETHYL CHLOROFORMATE
CAS541-41-3EC208-778-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Organic synthesis intermediate
Ethyl chloroformate is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor, noted for its toxicity by inhalation and corrosiveness to metals and tissue. It is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
Solvent in photographic processingIntermediate in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, veterinary medicines, herbicides, and insecticidesStabilizer for PVC
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H301Toxic if swallowed
H318Causes serious eye damage
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
ethyl carbonochloridate
InChIKey
RIFGWPKJUGCATF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)Cl
Synonyms (51)
- ECF
- Cathyl chloride
- Chlorameisensaeureaethylester
- Chlorocarbonate D'ethyle
- Chloroformic acid ethyl ester
- ClCOOEt
- Clhorameisensaeureaethylester
- Cloroformiato de etilo
- ETHYL CHLOROFORMATE
- EtOCOCl
- Ethoxycarbonyl chloride
- Ethyl carbonochloridate
- Ethyl chloridocarbonate
- Ethyl chlorocarbonate
- Ethyl chloroforrnate
- Ethyl chloromethanoate
- Ethylchloorformiaat
- Ethylchloorformiaat [Dutch]
- Ethyle, chloroformiat D'
- Etil clorocarbonato
- Etil clorocarbonato [Italian]
- Etil cloroformiato
- Etil cloroformiato [Italian]
- carboethoxy chloride
- chloro ethyl formate
- chloro(ethoxy)methanone
- chloroformic ethyl ester
- ethvl chloroformate
- ethyl carbonchloridate
- ethyl chioroformate
- ethyl chlorcarbonate
- ethyl chlorformate
- ethyl chlorocarbonic acid
- ethyl chloroformic acid
- ethyl choroformate
- ethylchlorocarbanate
- ethylchorocarbonate
- ethylcloroformate