2.2-Dichloroethanol

• CAT Number: R070420
• CAS Number: 598-38-9
• Molecular Formula: C2H4Cl2O
• Molecular Weight: 114.95
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: RT
• IUPAC Name: 2,2-dichloroethanol
• InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2O/c3-2(4)1-5/h2,5H,1H2
• InChIKey: IDJOCJAIQSKSOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C(C(Cl)Cl)O

2,2-Dichloroethanol（Cat No.:R070420）is a chlorinated aliphatic alcohol featuring two chlorine atoms on the same carbon as the hydroxyl group. This compound is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. Its dual functional groups—hydroxyl and dichloromethyl—make it a versatile reagent in nucleophilic substitution, oxidation, and cyclization reactions. It is also studied in environmental chemistry due to its potential as a degradation product of chlorinated solvents. Supplied at high purity, 2,2-Dichloroethanol is ideal for synthetic, mechanistic, and industrial chemical research.