2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

21327-86-6

CAS Name

2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H7ClO2

Molecular Mass

170.59

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    108 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7ClO2/c1-5-3-2-4-6(9)7(5)8(10)11/h2-4H,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=CEFMMQYDPGCYMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(C)C=CC=C1Cl

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C(Cl)=CC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-6-methyl-
  • o-Toluic acid, 6-chloro-
  • 2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoic acid

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