12-09778. Trichlorourethan [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 107-69-7
2,2,2-Trichloroethanol carbamate; trichloroethyl urethan; 2,2,2-trichloroethyl carbamate; carbamic acid trichloroethyl ester.
C3H4Cl3NO2; mol wt 192.43.
C 18.72%, H 2.10%, Cl 55.27%, N 7.28%, O 16.63%.
NH2COOCH2CCl3.

Description and references

Prepd from 2,2,2-trichloroethyl alcohol and carbamoyl chloride in ether: Willsttter, Duisberg, Ber. 56, 2283 (1923).

Properties

Needles from petr ether, mp 64-65°. Soluble in about 100 parts of water. Very sol in chloroform, alcohol, ether. Sol in benzene. Sparingly sol in petr ether.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.