Methyl 4-(chloromethyl)benzoate

C9H9ClO2CAS 34040-64-7184.62 g/mol

OOCl
Alkyl halideEster

Properties

Molecular formula
C9H9ClO2
Molar mass
184.62 g/mol
Exact mass
184.0291 Da
Melting point
39–40 °C
Boiling point
160–165 °C (at 30 Torr)
logP
2.21Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 7 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P319, P321, P330, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
34040-64-7
SMILES
COC(=O)c1ccc(CCl)cc1
InChIKey
SATDLKYRVXFXRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H9ClO2/c1-12-9(11)8-4-2-7(6-10)3-5-8/h2-5H,6H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Benzoic acid, 4-(chloromethyl)-, methyl ester
  • p-Toluic acid, α-chloro-, methyl ester
  • p-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzyl chloride
  • Methyl p-(chloromethyl)benzoate
  • Methyl α-chloro-p-toluate
  • 4-(Chloromethyl)benzoic acid methyl ester
  • p-Carbomethoxybenzyl chloride
  • 4-Methoxycarbonylbenzyl chloride

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