Sigma-Aldrich Acetyl Chloride Reagent Gr

Acetyl chloride is used as an acylating reagent for electrophilic acetylation of alkynes, alkenes, arenes, saturated alkanes, enolates, and organometallics.[1]

Acetyl chloride is a colorless acyl halide. On reaction with ammonia and alcohols, it affords acetamide and esters of acetic acid, respectively.[2] Structural parameters and rotational constants of its isotopic forms have been evaluated from the microwave spectral investigations.[3]

Acetyl chloride has been used in the Lepage and Roy fatty acids analysis, and robotic fatty acid analysis.[4] It may be used for the qualitative in situ synthesis of hydrogen chloride.[5]