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m-Toluoyl chloride

99%

Synonym(s):

3-Methylbenzoyl chloride, m-Toluic acid chloride

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4COCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.59
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.5485 (lit.)

bp

86 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.173 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1cccc(c1)C(Cl)=O

InChI

1S/C8H7ClO/c1-6-3-2-4-7(5-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3

InChI key

YHOYYHYBFSYOSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

m-Toluoyl chloride is an efficient derivatization reagent for amines.

Application

m-Toluoyl chloride has been used to derivatize the C1-C4 aliphatic amines for their determination in air by HPLC. It has been used in determination of atmospheric ammonia by denuder-sampling and HPLC-UV detection.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

170.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

77 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Improved HPLC determination of aliphatic amines in air by diffusion and derivatization techniques.
Possanzini M and Di Palo V.
Chromatographia, 29(3-4), 151-154 (1990)
Determination of atmospheric ammonia as m-toluamide by denuder sampling and HPLC-UV detection.
Possanzini M and Di Palo V.
Chromatographia, 28(1-2), 27-30 (1989)
Ataf Ali Altaf et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 47(34), 11769-11781 (2018-08-18)
Twenty-three compounds in two series of ferrocene-based anilides, with the general formula C5H5-Fe-C5H4-C6H4-NH-CO-C6H4-R (where R = H, F, Cl, CH3 and OCH3), have been successfully synthesized. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and FTIR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR

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