4-Methylbenzoyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

874-60-2

CAS Name

4-Methylbenzoyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C8H7ClO

Molecular Mass

154.59

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    100 °C @ Press: 14 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -3 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.175 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7ClO/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NQUVCRCCRXRJCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoyl chloride, 4-methyl-
  • p-Toluoyl chloride
  • 4-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • p-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • p-Toluyl chloride

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1640987-69-4

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