1,1,1-Trichloroacetone

1,1,1-Trichloroacetone

1,1,1-Trichloroacetone

Chemical compound


1,1,1-Trichloroacetone is a chlorinated analogue of acetone with the chemical formula CH3COCCl3. It is a colourless liquid. 1,1,1-Trichloroacetone can be synthesised from chlorination of chloroacetone (1,1,3-trichloroacetone is formed as a by-product). An alternative synthesis involves the transfer of a trichloromethyl group from trichloroacetate onto acetyl chloride.[2]

Quick Facts Names, Identifiers ...

See also


References

  1. "1,1,1-TRICHLOROACETONE CAS#: 918-00-3". m.chemicalbook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. Taschner, Michael J. (2001). "Sodium Trichloroacetate". e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rs113. ISBN 0471936235.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1,1,1-Trichloroacetone, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.