2-Chlorobenzyl alcohol

CAS Registry Number®

17849-38-6

CAS Name

2-Chlorobenzyl alcohol

Molecular Formula

C7H7ClO

Molecular Mass

142.58

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    118-120 °C @ Press: 12 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    73 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H7ClO/c8-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)5-9/h1-4,9H,5H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=MBYQPPXEXWRMQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

ClC=1C=CC=CC1CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzenemethanol, 2-chloro-
  • Benzyl alcohol, o-chloro-
  • 2-Chlorobenzenemethanol
  • o-Chlorobenzyl alcohol
  • 2-Chlorobenzyl alcohol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

185532-97-2

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