6-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol

CAS Registry Number®

40054-00-0

CAS Name

6-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol

Molecular Formula

C7H8ClNO

Molecular Mass

157.60

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8ClNO/c8-4-6-2-1-3-7(5-10)9-6/h1-3,10H,4-5H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=AJVNUFUCACLJOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(Cl)C=1N=C(CO)C=CC1

Canonical SMILES

ClCC=1N=C(C=CC1)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pyridinemethanol, 6-(chloromethyl)-
  • 6-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol
  • 6-(Chloromethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine
  • [6-(Chloromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]methanol

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