acetyl chloride

Acetyl chloride (CAS 75-36-5) is an industrial-grade product supplied — though not manufactured directly — by Shandong Shenyu Chemical Co., Ltd., to ChP and in-house standards. It is a colorless, fuming, pungent liquid that decomposes violently on contact with water or alcohol, used mainly as an acetylation reagent in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, fragrances, esters, and amides, and is sold into Central/South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.