1-chlorobutane

1-Chlorobutane is an alkyl halide with the chemical formula . It is a colorless, flammable liquid. It is used as a solvent in some industries due to its ability to dissolve both polar and non-polar substances. It is an alkylating reagent, that is used in organic synthesis to add a butyl group to other molecules.

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It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chembox image size set and Chloroalkanes.

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Chemical data

Formula: C4H9Cl
Molecular weight: 92.57 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1-chlorobutane
SMILES: CCCCCl
InChIKey: VFWCMGCRMGJXDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 2.6
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 92.039

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ionization energy: 10.67
chemical formula: C₄H₉Cl
canonical SMILES: CCCCCl
electric dipole moment: 2.05
Commons category: 1-Chlorobutane
melting point: -123.1
boiling point: 78.6

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==Preparation and reactions== It can be prepared from 1-butanol by treatment with hydrogen chloride: C4H9OH + HCl → C4H9Cl + H2O It reacts with lithium metal to give n-butyllithium: 2 Li + → + LiCl 1-Chlorobutane reacts with sodium hydroxide via nucleophilic substitution to produce butanol: + NaOH → + NaCl ==References==

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