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Methyl Oxalyl Chloride serves as a valuable ingredient in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and more. Methyl Oxalyl Chloride finds applications in the synthesis of agrochemicals such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.
| Product Name | : | Methyl Oxalyl Chloride |
| Synonyms | : | Methyl chloroglyoxylate; Monomethyl oxalyl chloride; methyl chlorooxoacetate; Chloroglyoxylic acid methyl ester |
| Manufacturer | : | Anshul Specialty Molecules Private Ltd. |
| Ingredient | : | Methyl Oxalyl Chloride |
| CAS No. | : | 5781-53-3 |
| EC No. | : | — |
| Molecular Formula | : | C3H3ClO3 |
Applications of Methyl Oxalyl Chloride
- Pharmaceutical Intermediates: Used in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), especially in heterocyclic compound formation and peptidomimetic structures.
- Agrochemical Manufacturing: Serves as a building block in the synthesis of herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides due to its high reactivity and functional versatility.
- Dye and Pigment Industry: Involved in the manufacture of specialty dyes and pigments where oxalyl chloride derivatives are needed for coupling or derivatization.
- Polymer and Resin Chemistry: Utilized in the synthesis of specialized polymers or resin precursors, particularly where acylation steps are required.
- Peptide Coupling Agent: Acts as a reagent in peptide synthesis to facilitate coupling reactions via acylation of amine groups.
- Organic Synthesis: Used in fine chemical synthesis as an acylating agent due to its ability to introduce oxalyl or ester functionality into organic molecules.
- Synthesis of Oxalic Acid Derivatives: Plays a role in making oxalate esters, oxamides, and other substituted oxalic acid products.