606. Amyl Chloride
Nomenclature
CAS number: 543-59-9
1-Chloropentane; n-amyl chloride; n-butylcarbonyl chloride. C5H11Cl; mol wt 106.59.
C 56.34%, H 10.40%, Cl 33.26%.
Description and references
Prepd from 1-pentanol and concd HCl in sealed tube at 120°: Conant, Kirner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 46, 245 (1924); with HCl and zinc chloride: Clark, Streight, Trans. R. Soc. Can. Sect. 3 23, III 77 (1929); Vogel, J. Chem. Soc. 1943, 638, 640; for prepn without admixed 2- and 3-chloropentanes see Whitmore's procedure from 1-pentanol with SOCl2 and pyridine: Whitmore et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60, 2540 (1938); Mixer, Young, ibid. 78, 3382 (1956).
