4-Chloro-α-(chloromethyl)benzenemethanol

CAS Registry Number®

6378-66-1

CAS Name

4-Chloro-α-(chloromethyl)benzenemethanol

Molecular Formula

C8H8Cl2O

Molecular Mass

191.05

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    145-147 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    39-41 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.3190 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8Cl2O/c9-5-8(11)6-1-3-7(10)4-2-6/h1-4,8,11H,5H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=FMVSIWSINRIEKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

ClC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)CCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzenemethanol, 4-chloro-α-(chloromethyl)-
  • Benzyl alcohol, p-chloro-α-(chloromethyl)-
  • 4-Chloro-α-(chloromethyl)benzenemethanol
  • 2-Chloro-1-(4′-chlorophenyl)ethanol
  • 2-Chloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol

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