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Molecule

3-Chloro-2-Methylbenzoic Acid

CAS: 7499-08-3 · C8H7ClO2

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
7499-08-3
Molecular Formula
C8H7ClO2
Molecular Mass
170.60 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

7499-08-3

SMILES

Cc1c(Cl)cccc1C(=O)O

InChI Key

HXGHMCLCSPQMOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7ClO2/c1-5-6(8(10)11)3-2-4-7(5)9/h2-4H,1H3,(H,10,11)

Names and Synonyms

  • 3-Chloro-2-Methylbenzoic Acid Systematic Name
  • Benzoic acid, 3-chloro-2-methyl- Synonym
  • o-Toluic acid, 3-chloro- Synonym
  • 3-Chloro-2-methylbenzoic acid Synonym
  • 2-Methyl-3-chlorobenzoic acid Synonym
  • NSC 407522 Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 170.60 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
170.59499999999997 g/mol RDKit
170.595 g/mol RDKit
170.592 g/mol chempirical lib
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)C=1C=CC=C(Cl)C1C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C8H7ClO2/c1-5-6(8(10)11)3-2-4-7(5)9/h2-4H,1H3,(H,10,11) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=HXGHMCLCSPQMOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 102 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name 3-Chloro-2-methylbenzoic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 11 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 1 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 1 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 1 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 37.3 Ų RDKit
LogP 2.3466199999999997 RDKit
2.3466 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 43.14830000000001 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 1 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.125 RDKit
0.12 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 170.013457144 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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