2-Chlorobutane
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Product Description
2-CHLOROBUTANE is a chemical compound consisting of a butane molecule with a chlorine atom attached to the second carbon atom. It is commonly used as a solvent, intermediate, and alkylating agent in organic synthesis.
Application:
2-CHLOROBUTANE finds application as a solvent for organic reactions and as a starting material in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. It is also utilized as an alkylating agent in the production of various compounds.
Articles:
- A hybrid MC/MD reaction method with rare event-driving mechanism: Atomistic realization of 2-chlorobutane racemization process in DMF solution
Publication Date: Available online 12 August 2013
Masataka Nagaoka, Yuichi Suzuki, Takuya Okamoto, Norio Takenaka
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2013.08.017
- Chiroptical Properties of (R)-3-Chloro-1-butene and (R)-2-Chlorobutane
Publication Date: May 9, 2007
Mary C. Tam, Micah L. Abrams, and T. Daniel Crawford
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp070843d
- Reactions of 2-chlorobutane with polynuclear bimetallic aluminum and cobalt chloride complexes: low-temperature synthesis and structure of adducts
Publication Date: 02 December 2010
M. I. Shilina, V. V. Smirnov & R. V. Bakharev