Description
Diethylaluminum chloride solution
Synonym(s):
Chlorodiethylaluminum, Dichlorotetraethyldialuminium, Diethylaluminum monochloride
Linear Formula:
(C2H5)2AlCl
CAS Number:
96-10-6
Molecular Weight:
120.56
Beilstein:
4123259
MDL number:
MFCD00000459
PubChem Substance ID:
24852743
NACRES:
NA.22
PROPERTIES
form
liquid
Quality Level
200
concentration
1.0 M in hexanes
density
0.711 g/mL at 25 °C
SMILES string
CC[Al](Cl)CC
InChI
1S/2C2H5.Al.ClH/c2*1-2;;/h2*1H2,2H3;;1H/q;;+1;/p-1
InChI key
YNLAOSYQHBDIKW-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Application
Diethylaluminum chloride solution can be used:
- As a Lewis acid for the synthesis of Lewis acid-base bifunctional asymmetric catalysts for cyanosilylation of aldehydes[1] and in Strecker reaction.[2]
- For the synthesis of precursors for lanthanide/aluminum catalysts for diene polymerization.[3]
- As a co-initiator in the cationic polymerization of isobutylene.[4]
Packaging
The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.
Legal Information
Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
SAFETY INFORMATION
Pictograms
GHS02,GHS05,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
H225 - H250 - H260 - H304 - H314 - H336 - H361f - H411
Precautionary Statements
P210 - P231 + P232 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P370 + P378
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1
Target Organs
Central nervous system
Storage Class Code
4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
-7.6 °F
Flash Point(C)
-22 °C
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves