4-Chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid ethyl ester
[CAS# 10488-69-4]

Identification

• Name: 4-Chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid ethyl ester
• Synonyms: Ethyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate; Ethyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate; Ethyl gamma-chloro-beta-hydroxybutyrate
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₁ClO₃
• Molecular Weight: 166.60
• CAS Registry Number: 10488-69-4
• EC Number: 838-603-3

Properties

• Solubility: Soluble (62 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.191 g/cm³ (22.5 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 136 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 155-157 ºC (10 Torr)^****
• Refractive index: 1.452 (589.3 nm 22.5 ºC)^*****
• Flash point: 113.1±21.8 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^** Vessiere, Roger; Ann. Fac. Sci. Univ. Clermont, Chim. 1960, V1(2), P80 pp..

^*** Binon, F.; Bulletin des Societes Chimiques Belges 1963, V72, P166-77.

^**** Lespieau, R.; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1923, V33, P725-33.

^***** Vessiere, Roger; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1959, P1268-74.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Serious eye damage	Eye Dam.	1	H318