4-Methylbenzyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

104-82-5

CAS Name

4-Methylbenzyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C8H9Cl

Molecular Mass

140.61

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    200-202 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    <25 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.0512 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H9Cl/c1-7-2-4-8(6-9)5-3-7/h2-5H,6H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=DMHZDOTYAVHSEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(Cl)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

ClCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzene, 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methyl-
  • p-Xylene, α-chloro-
  • 1-(Chloromethyl)-4-methylbenzene
  • α-Chloro-p-xylene
  • p-Methylbenzyl chloride

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