2-Methylbenzoyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

933-88-0

CAS Name

2-Methylbenzoyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C8H7ClO

Molecular Mass

154.59

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    101-102 °C @ Press: 20 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    159.5-160.9 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=GPZXFICWCMCQPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)C=1C=CC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoyl chloride, 2-methyl-
  • o-Toluoyl chloride
  • 2-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • o-Methylbenzoyl chloride
  • 2-Toluoyl chloride

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