α-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol

CAS Registry Number®

55967-96-9

CAS Name

α-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol

Molecular Formula

C7H8ClNO

Molecular Mass

157.60

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    49-50 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=YHDIDLOCGVFSCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCl)(O)C1=CC=CC=N1

Canonical SMILES

ClCC(O)C1=NC=CC=C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pyridinemethanol, α-(chloromethyl)-
  • α-(Chloromethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol
  • 2-Chloro-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol
  • 2-Chloro-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-ol

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