Applications
Acetyl chloride acts as a reagent for the preparation of esters and amides of acetic acid. It is also useful as an important reactant in Friedel-Crafts reactions as well as in the introduction of an acetyl group. It serves as a starting material in the production of pharmaceutical, new plating complexing agent, acylation agent and synthetic organic intermediates.

Solubility
Miscible with acetone, chloroform, glacial acetic acid, petroleum ether, ether and benzene.

Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with water, alcohols, oxidizing agents and strong bases.