Synonym(s): (Chlormethylene)dimethylammonium chloride; Arnold′s reagent; Dimethylchloroformiminium chloride; Vilsmeier reagent
Formula: ClCH=N(CH3)2Cl
Formula Weight: 128.00
CAS No.: 3724-43-4
UN Number: UN3261
Purity: 95%
Application: Reagent or Reactant for the synthesis of:
• β-Lactams vis the Staudinger reaction
• N-vinyl substituted indoles via cross coupling of NH-indoles with vinyl bromides
• Multi ring-fused 2-pyridone-based fluorescent scaffold
• ester prodrugs as anti-poxvirus agents
• Trimethine cyanine dyes for sensing G-quadruplex formation
• Phospha-isosteres via Hundsdiecker-Barton iododecacarboxylation
• 2-Azetidinones via [2+2]-cycloaddition
Used for studying organic photosensitizers for application in dye-sensitized solar cells
Supplemental Hazards: Reacts violently with water.
Storage: 2-8°C
Packaging: 5, 25 g in glass bottle
Beilstein Registry Number: 3566322
EC No.: 425-970-6
Melting Point: 132°C (dec.)(lit.)
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H12