Benzyl chloride

C7H7ClCAS 100-44-7126.58 g/mol

Cl
Alkyl halide

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H7Cl
Molar mass
126.58 g/mol
Exact mass
126.0236 Da
Density
1.1 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−45 °C
Boiling point
179 °C
Flash point
67 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
525 mg/L (25 °C)
logP
2.43Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 602-037-00-3), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
100-44-7
SMILES
ClCc1ccccc1
InChIKey
KCXMKQUNVWSEMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H7Cl/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2
Characterization data

Calculated from the structure, in the form journals print them.

¹H NMR
Predicted ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.36 (m, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (m, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (m, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.62 (s, 2H).
¹³C NMR
Predicted ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 137.5, 128.6, 128.4, 128.2, 47.5.
[M + H]+
[M + H]+ Calcd for C7H8Cl 127.0309
[M + Na]+
[M + Na]+ Calcd for C7H7ClNa 149.0128
[M − H]−
[M − H]− Calcd for C7H6Cl 125.0164
Elemental analysis
Anal. Calcd for C7H7Cl: C, 66.42; H, 5.57.

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Names and synonyms

11 names
  • Benzene, (chloromethyl)-
  • Toluene, α-chloro-
  • (Chloromethyl)benzene
  • ω-Chlorotoluene
  • Chlorophenylmethane
  • Tolyl chloride
  • α-Chlorotoluene
  • Phenylmethyl chloride
  • NSC 8043
  • 1-Chloromethylbenzene
  • Bnol

Safety data sheets

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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