10403-60-8

Basic information

• Product Name: 2,2,3-Trichlorobutane.
• Synonyms: 2,2,3-Trichlorobutane.
• CAS NO: 10403-60-8
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₇Cl₃
• Molecular Weight: 161.46
• Mol File: 10403-60-8.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: -6°C (estimate)
• Boiling Point: 142°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.2530
• Refractive Index: 1.4625
• CAS DataBase Reference: 2,2,3-Trichlorobutane.(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2,2,3-Trichlorobutane.(10403-60-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2,2,3-Trichlorobutane.(10403-60-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 10403-60-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Physical state

Colorless liquid

Odor

Chloroform-like

Solubility

Insoluble in water

Uses

Solvent in organic synthesis, fuel additive, intermediate in production of pesticides and pharmaceuticals

Toxicity

Potentially harmful to human health and the environment

Safety precautions

Proper handling and disposal required

Upstream product

• 4461-41-0 2-chloro-but-2-ene 
• 107-01-7 butene-2 
• 7782-50-5 chlorine 
• 75-34-3 1,1-dichloroethane 
• 4028-56-2 meso-2,3-dichlorobutane 

Downstream Products

• 1587-26-4 2,3-dichloro-2-butene, cis form 
• 1587-29-7 (E)-2,3-dichloro-2-butene 
• 126-99-8 chloroprene 
• 51157-81-4 1,1-dichloro-but-2-ene 
• 10474-34-7 2,3-Dimethyl-2-phenyl-indan-1-on 

Relevant articles and documents

Kinetics of Cl(2PJ) Reactions with the Chloroethanes CH3CH2Cl, CH3CHCl2, CH2ClCH2Cl and CH2ClCHCl2

The kinetics of the reactions Cl(2PJ) + RHCl -> RCl + HCl were investigated over the temperature range 257-426 K for RHCl = CH3CH2Cl (k2), CH3CHCl2 (k3), CH2ClCH2Cl (k4), and CH2ClCHCl2 (k5).Cl(2PJ) was produced by 355 nm pulsed laser photolysis of Cl2 and monitored by time-resolved resonance fluorescence spectroscopy.The data are adequately described by the following Arrhenius expressions (units are cm3 molecule-1 s-1, errors are 2? and refer to precision only): k2=(2.34+/-0.42)E-11exp, k3=(8.19+/-1.84)E-12exp,k4=(2.21+/-0.51)E-11exp, and k5=(4.88+/-1.41)E-12exp.Under some experimental conditions evidence for Cl(2PJ) regeneration via a secondary reaction was observed.At 258+/-1 K, deviations of Cl(2PJ) temporal profiles from first-order behavior were attributable to the reactions RCl + Cl2 -> RCl2 + Cl(2PJ)(kj).By modeling the observed C(2PJ) temporal profiles, we found the rate constant kj to lie in the range (5-12)E-14 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for all RCl investigated.The reactivity trends observed in reactions of Cl2PJ) with C2HXCl(6-x), x=3-6, are discussed.

INVESTIGATION IN THE FIELD OF UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS VI. LIQUID-PHASE CHLORINATION OF 2-HALOGENO-2-BUTENES

The liquid-phase chlorination of 2-halogeno-2-butenes in the presence of tert-butylpyrocatechol leads to the formation of the products from an anomalous reaction (2,3-dihalogeno-1-butenes), substitution of hydrogen at the double bond (2,3-dihalogeno-2-butenes), and normal addition (2,2,3-trihalogenobutanes).The ratios of these compounds are 70:6:24 in the case of 2-chloro-2-butene and 54:7.5:38.5 in the case of 2-bromo-2-butene.During the chlorination of 2-chloro-2-butene in the presence of sodium bicarbonate the formation of 3-chloro-2-butanol (20percent) was observed as a result of the combined addition of chlorine and water.