Benzoyl chloride Information

Benzoyl chloride, also known as benzenecarbonyl chloride, is an organochlorine compound with the formula C6H5COCl. It is a colourless, fuming liquid with an irritating odour. It is produced from benzo-trichloride using either water or benzoic acid. It is mainly useful for the production of peroxides but is generally useful in other areas such as in the production of dyes, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, and resins.

Benzoyl chloride is a transparent or colorless liquid with a penetrating odor. It is miscible in ether, carbon disulfide, benzene, and oils, and decomposes in water and alcohol . Benzoyl chloride is flammable and will react with water or steam to produce heat and toxic and corrosive fumes. It can have a violent or explosive reaction with dimethyl sulfoxide, aluminum chloride, and naphthalene.

Name:Benzoyl chloride

EINECS:202-710-8

Molecular Formula:C7H5ClO

CAS Registry Number:98-88-4

Synonyms:Benzoyl chloride 99.5+ % for analysis; Benzoil chloride; 4-Chlorocarbonylpolystyrene

InChI:InChI=1/C7H5ClO/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H

HS Code:29310095

Appearance:Colourless liquid

Molecular Weight:140.56

Density:1.2188

Boiling Point:198°C

Melting Point:-1°C

Flash Point:68°C

Storage Temperature:Store at 0-5°C

Refractive index:1.552-1.554

Solubility:decomposes by water and alcohols

Stability:Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, water, alcohols, strong bases. Reacts violently with DMSO and vigorously with alkalies.

Chemical Properties:Colorless liquid 

General Description:A colorless fuming liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 162°F. Lachrymator, irritating to skin and eyes. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Density 10.2 lb / gal. Used in medicine and in the manufacture of other chemicals. 

Reactivity Profile: Benzoyl chloride reacts violently with protic solvents such as alcohols, with amines and amides (for example dimethylformamide ) and with inorganic bases. Causes the violent decomposition of dimethyl sulfoxide . May react vigorously or explosively if mixed with diisopropyl ether or other ethers in the presence of trace amounts of metal salts . Friedel-Crafts acylation of naphthalene using Benzoyl chloride, catalyzed by AlCl3, must be conducted above the melting point of the mixture, or the reaction may be violent . 

Health Hazard:

Inhalation: may irritate eyes, nose and throat.

Ingestion: causes acute discomfort. SKIN: causes irritation and burning.

Uses:

Benzoyl chloride is used as an intermediate chemical in the preparation of dyes, perfumes, peroxides, pharmaceuticals, and resins. It is also used in photography; as gasoline gum inhibitors, and in the manufacture of synthetic tannins. It was formerly employed as an irritant gas in chemical warfare.

Various Applications of Benzoyl Chloride Organo-Chlorine:

*It reacts with alcohols and amines to give the corresponding esters and amides.

*It reacts with water to produce hydrochloric acid and benzoic acid.

*It reacts with sodium peroxide to give benzoyl peroxide and sodium chloride.