Chemical Properties
clear colorless to faintly colored liquid
Uses
2-Fluorobenzoyl Chloride (cas# 393-52-2) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.
Uses
2-Fluorobenzoyl chloride has been used in the preparation of 3-(
N-Hydroxycarbamimidoyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester. It has been used to develop an hollow-fiber liquid phase microextraction with
in situ derivatization method coupled with HPLC-UV for the determination of metformin hydrochloride in biological fluids.
General Description
Colorless liquid.
Air & Water Reactions
Decomposes in water to form HCl with generation of heat
Reactivity Profile
2-Fluorobenzoyl chloride is sensitive to moisture. Incompatible with water, alcohol, bases (including amines) and with oxidizing agents . May react vigorously or explosively if mixed with diisopropyl ether or other ethers in the presence of trace amounts of metal salts [J. Haz. Mat., 1981, 4, 291].
Fire Hazard
2-Fluorobenzoyl chloride is combustible.