2,2-Dimethylpropanoyl chloride is a branched-chain acyl chloride.

[1] It was first made by Aleksandr Butlerov in 1874 by reacting pivalic acid with phosphorus pentachloride.

[2] Pivaloyl chloride is used as an input in the manufacture of some drugs, insecticides and herbicides.

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