Benzyl chloromethyl ether

C8H9ClOCAS 3587-60-8156.61 g/mol

ClO
Alkyl halideEther

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H9ClO
Molar mass
156.61 g/mol
Exact mass
156.0342 Da
Density
1.135 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Boiling point
103 °C (at 13 Torr)
logP
2.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Irritant (GHS07)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Aggregated from 44 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P233, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P332+P317, P342+P316, P362+P364, P403, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
3587-60-8
SMILES
ClCOCc1ccccc1
InChIKey
LADPCMZCENPFGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H9ClO/c9-7-10-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,6-7H2

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Names and synonyms

7 names
  • Benzene, [(chloromethoxy)methyl]-
  • Ether, benzyl chloromethyl
  • [(Chloromethoxy)methyl]benzene
  • Benzyloxymethyl chloride
  • Chloromethyl benzyl ether
  • Chloromethyl phenylmethyl ether
  • BOMCl

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Similar compounds

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