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
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Chlorobutanol (CAS 57-15-8) is 2905.59.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2905.59
EU CN code (8-digit)
2905 59 98
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
1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol
InChIKey
OSASVXMJTNOKOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O
Synonyms (60)
- Chlorobutanol (JP17/NF/INN)
- Chlorobutanolum [INN-Latin]
- Clorobutanol [INN-Spanish]
- Acetochlorone
- Acetonchloroform
- Acetone chloroform
- Anhydrous chlorobutanol
- Butenechlorohydrin
- Chlorbutanol
- Chlorbutanolum
- Chlorbutol
- Chlorbutolum
- Chloreton
- Chloretone (TN)
- Chloretone hemihydrate
- Chlorobutanol
- Chlorobutanol (Standard)
- Chlorobutanol CRS
- Chlorobutanol, anhydrous
- Chlorobutanol, hydrous
- Chlorobutanolum
- Chlortran
- Clorobutanol
- Clorobutanolo
- Clortran
- Coliquifilm
- Dentalone
- Khloreton
- Methaform
- Sedaform
- Trichlorbutanol
- Trichlorisobutylalcohol
- Trichloro-t-butyl alcohol
- Trichloro-tert-butanol
- Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
- Trichlorobutanol
- chlorobutanol hydrate
- t-Trichlorobutyl alcohol
- tert-Trichlorobutyl alcohol
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