Chemical compound
Dichloroacetyl chloride is the organic compound with the formula CHCl2COCl. It is the acyl chloride of dichloroacetic acid.[1] It is a colourless liquid and is used in acylation reactions.[2][3]
Preparation
Unlike typical acid chlorides, which are often prepared from the associated carboxylic acid, dichloroacetyl chloride is not prepared from dichloroacetic acid. Instead, industrial routes include oxidation of 1,1,2-trichloroethane, hydrolysis of pentachloroethane, and the carboxylation of chloroform:[4]
- CHCl2CH2Cl + O2 → CHCl2COCl + H2O
- CHCl2CCl3 + H2O → CHCl2COCl + 2 HCl
- CHCl3 + CO2 → CHCl2COCl + 1/2 O2
Uses
It is a precursor to various herbicides including dichlormid.[5]
Hydrolysis gives dichloroacetic acid. It is one of the precursors to antibiotics, including chloramphenicol.
References
- ^ "Pubchem". Pubchem. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Richard P. Pohanish; Stanley A. Greene (25 August 2009). Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 327–8. ISBN 978-0-470-52330-8.
- ^ Science of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations Vol. 26: Ketones. Georg Thieme Verlag. 14 May 2014. pp. 759–60. ISBN 978-3-13-172011-5.
- ^ Koenig, G.; Lohmar, E.; Rupprich, N. "Chloroacetic Acids". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a06_537. ISBN 978-3527306732.
- ^ Riechers, Dean E.; Kreuz, Klaus; Zhang, Qin (2010). "Detoxification without Intoxication: Herbicide Safeners Activate Plant Defense Gene Expression". Plant Physiology. 153 (1): 3–13. doi:10.1104/pp.110.153601. PMC 2862420. PMID 20237021.
