Benzyl chloride
| Benzyl chloride | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
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| Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js |
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| Molecular mass | 126.58 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 1.1 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Colorless to slightly yellow liquid [1] |
| Odor | Rather unpleasant, irritating odor [1] |
| Melting point | -54 to -45 °F (EPA, 1998) [1] |
| Boiling point | 354 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /hydrogen chloride/. [1] |
| Solubility | Reaction (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 2.3 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C7H7Cl [1] |
| IUPAC name | chloromethylbenzene [1] |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C7H7Cl/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2 [1] |
| InChIKey | KCXMKQUNVWSEMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Benzyl chloride (also known as Benzyl Chloride, Benzyl chloride, (Chloromethyl)benzene, 100-44-7, Chloromethylbenzene, α-Chlorotoluene, Benzylchloride, Benzylchlorid, Chlorophenylmethane or Tolyl chloride)
Chemistry
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Benzyl chloride is a achiral mixture.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 7503, Benzyl Chloride. Accessed March 27, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Benzyl chloride. UNII: 83H19HW7K6. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed March 27, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/83H19HW7K6