Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoate

CAS Registry Number®

2417-72-3

CAS Name

Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoate

Molecular Formula

C9H9BrO2

Molecular Mass

229.07

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    108-112 °C @ Press: 0.7 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    55-56 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H9BrO2/c1-12-9(11)8-4-2-7(6-10)3-5-8/h2-5H,6H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NLWBJPPMPLPZIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)C1=CC=C(CBr)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CBr

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 4-(bromomethyl)-, methyl ester
  • p-Toluic acid, α-bromo-, methyl ester
  • Methyl p-(bromomethyl)benzoate
  • p-(Bromomethyl)benzoic acid methyl ester
  • p-(Carbomethoxy)benzyl bromide

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