3-Methylbenzoyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

1711-06-4

CAS Name

3-Methylbenzoyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C8H7ClO

Molecular Mass

154.59

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    85 °C @ Press: 1 Torr
  • Melting Point (2)

    -23 °C
  • Density (3)

    1.172 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7ClO/c1-6-3-2-4-7(5-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=YHOYYHYBFSYOSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoyl chloride, 3-methyl-
  • m-Toluoyl chloride
  • 3-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • m-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • m-Toluyl chloride

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

2244892-82-6

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