2-Chloropropylene is an

organochlorine compound Organochlorine chemistry is concerned with the properties of organochlorine compounds, or organochlorides, organic compounds that contain one or more carbon–chlorine bonds. The chloroalkane class (alkanes with one or more hydrogens substituted ...

with the formula CH₂=C(Cl)CH₃. It is a colorless gas that condenses just below room temperature. Unlike the closely related

vinyl chloride Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula H2C =CHCl. It is also called vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) or chloroethene. It is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Vinyl chloride is a ...

, which is a major industrial chemical, 2-chloropropene has no commercial applications and is a lightly studied compound. In the research laboratory, it is used as a source of the 2-propenyl group. One early synthesis involves

dehydrohalogenation In chemistry, dehydrohalogenation is an elimination reaction which removes a hydrogen halide from a substrate (chemistry), substrate. The reaction is usually associated with the synthesis of alkenes, but it has wider applications. Dehydrohalogen ...

of 1,2-dichloropropane with

potassium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula K OH, and is commonly called caustic potash. Along with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), KOH is a prototypical strong base. It has many industrial and niche applications, most of which utili ...

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