水中分解，溶于大多数有机溶剂。 本品用作合成液晶的中间体，以及用于合成其它精细产品等。 Valeroyl chloride was used in the enantioselective synthesis of propylisopropyl acetamide (PID), an amide analog of the major antiepileptic drug valproic acid. It was also used in the synthesis of (4R, 5S-4-methyl-3-(1-oxopentyl)-5-phenyl-oxazolidinone.