2-Chloro-4-methylbenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

7697-25-8

CAS Name

2-Chloro-4-methylbenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H7ClO2

Molecular Mass

170.59

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    195 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7ClO2/c1-5-2-3-6(8(10)11)7(9)4-5/h2-4H,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=MYJUBDJLKREUGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(Cl)C=C(C)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CC=C(C=C1Cl)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-4-methyl-
  • p-Toluic acid, 2-chloro-
  • 2-Chloro-4-methylbenzoic acid
  • 2-Chloro-p-toluic acid
  • 4-Methyl-2-chlorobenzoic acid

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