2-Chlorobenzophenone

CAS Registry Number®

5162-03-8

CAS Name

2-Chlorobenzophenone

Molecular Formula

C13H9ClO

Molecular Mass

216.66

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    166-168 °C @ Press: 6 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    71-73 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H9ClO/c14-12-9-5-4-8-11(12)13(15)10-6-2-1-3-7-10/h1-9H

InChIKey

InChIKey=VMHYWKBKHMYRNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=O)(C1=C(Cl)C=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C=1C=CC=CC1)C=2C=CC=CC2Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Methanone, (2-chlorophenyl)phenyl-
  • Benzophenone, 2-chloro-
  • (2-Chlorophenyl)phenylmethanone
  • 2-Chlorobenzophenone
  • o-Chlorobenzophenone

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