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C₄H₇Cl₃O

177.45 g/mol

Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning

Chlorobutanol

CAS57-15-8EC215-305-6

Category

Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Compound Class

Alcohol

Primary Use

Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Chlorobutanol is a tertiary alcohol that functions as an antimicrobial preservative and plasticizer. It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as a preservative for biological fluids and hypodermic solutions, and serves as a plasticizer for cellulose esters and ethers.

antimicrobial preservative for biological fluids and hypodermic solutionsplasticizer for cellulose esters and ethers

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Safety Reference

Harmful

Warning

H302Harmful if swallowed

H315Causes skin irritation

Identifiers

IUPAC Name

1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol

InChIKey

OSASVXMJTNOKOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O

Synonyms (60)