1-Chlorododecane;Dodecyl chloride (112-52-7)

The IUPAC name of Dodecane, 1-chloro- is 1-chlorododecane. With the CAS registry number 112-52-7, it is also named as Lauryl chloride. The product's categories are alkyl chlorides; monofunctional & alpha,omega-bifunctional alkanes; monofunctional alkanes. It is clear colorless oily liquid which is insoluble in water, and soluble in benzene and ethanol. In addition, this chemical is combustible and may be incompatible with strong oxidizing and reducing agents. And it is also incompatible with many amines, nitrides, azo/diazo compounds, alkali metals, and epoxides.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 6.81; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 6.81; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 6.81; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 88850.8; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 88850.8; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 121291.77; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 121291.77; (9)#H bond acceptors: 0; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 10; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.438; (13)Molar Refractivity: 62.49 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 238 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 24.77×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 28.1 dyne/cm; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 47.8 kJ/mol; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.0199 mmHg at 25°C; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 10; (20)Exact Mass: 204.164479; (21)MonoIsotopic Mass: 204.164479; (22)Heavy Atom Count: 13; (23)Complexity: 81.2.

Preparation of Dodecane, 1-chloro-: It can be obtained by dodecan-1-ol with PPh₃ and Me₂SeCl₂ in solvent benzene. The reaction time is 4.0 hours. The yield is 80%.

  

Uses of Dodecane, 1-chloro-: is used as Surfactants, plasticizers, organic synthesis intermediate. It can react with ethane-1,2-diamine to get N-dodecyl-ethylenediamine. This reaction needs reagent ethanol at temperature of 110 - 120 °C. The reaction time is 1 hours. The yield is 97%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
It is irritating to skin, so people should avoid contact with skin. And it is very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. If you want to contact this product, you must wear suitable protective clothing and gloves. This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste. Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions / safety data sheets.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure. 
1. SMILES: ClCCCCCCCCCCCC;
2. InChI: InChI=1/C12H25Cl/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13/h2-12H2,1H3.