2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

1585-16-6

CAS Name

2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C10H13Cl

Molecular Mass

168.66

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    119-123 °C @ Press: 16 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    37 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H13Cl/c1-7-4-8(2)10(6-11)9(3)5-7/h4-5H,6H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=UNRGEIXQCZHICP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(Cl)C1=C(C)C=C(C)C=C1C

Canonical SMILES

ClCC=1C(=CC(=CC1C)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzene, 2-(chloromethyl)-1,3,5-trimethyl-
  • 2-(Chloromethyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
  • 1-Chloromethyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl chloride
  • α2-Chloroisodurene

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