3-Methylbenzyl chloride

C8H9ClCAS 620-19-9140.61 g/mol

Cl
Alkyl halide

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H9Cl
Molar mass
140.61 g/mol
Exact mass
140.0393 Da
Density
1.072 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
48–49 °C
Boiling point
195.5 °C
logP
2.73Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 74 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+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P305+P354+P338, P316, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
620-19-9
SMILES
Cc1cccc(CCl)c1
InChIKey
LZBOHNCMCCSTJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H9Cl/c1-7-3-2-4-8(5-7)6-9/h2-5H,6H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Benzene, 1-(chloromethyl)-3-methyl-
  • m-Xylene, α-chloro-
  • 1-(Chloromethyl)-3-methylbenzene
  • m-Xylyl chloride
  • m-Xylyl-α-chloride
  • α-Chloro-m-xylene
  • m-(Chloromethyl)toluene
  • m-Methylbenzyl chloride
  • 3-(Chloromethyl)toluene
  • 3-Methylphenylmethyl chloride
  • 1-Chloromethyl-3-methylbenzene
  • 1-Methyl-3-chloromethylbenzene
  • NSC 76592

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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