Hexanoyl chloride

Hexanoyl chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexanoyl chloride
Other names
Caproyl chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.045
EC Number
  • 205-549-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H11ClO/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3
    Key: YWGHUJQYGPDNKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCCC(=O)Cl
Properties
C6H11ClO
Molar mass 134.60 g·mol−1
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Maybe toxic and corrosive
GHS labelling:
Danger
H226, H302, H314, H335
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Preview warning: Omit Rules: keep P260, omit P261
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Hexanoyl chloride is a six-carbon acyl chloride with a straight-chain structure that is used as a reagent in organic synthesis.