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CN

115886

3-Chlorobenzyl chloride

98%

Synonym(s):

3,α-Dichlorotoluene

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Linear Formula:
ClC6H4CH2Cl
CAS Number:
620-20-2
Molecular Weight:
161.03
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24847248
EC Number:
210-629-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
742266
MDL number:
MFCD00000905

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Product Name

3-Chlorobenzyl chloride, 98%

InChI key

DDGRAFHHXYIQQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H6Cl2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-4H,5H2

SMILES string

ClCc1cccc(Cl)c1

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.555 (lit.)

bp

215-216 °C (lit.)

density

1.27 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro

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Application

3-Chlorobenzyl chloride has been used in the reaction of 3-methoxybenzyl chloride and ethyl 4-bromobenzoate in pure water, using zinc dust and a Pd catalyst.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

208.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

98 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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STBH9021
STBH0885
STBG2218V
STBF1058V

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Christophe Duplais et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46(4), 562-564 (2010-01-12)
A remarkably simple entry to unsymmetrical diarylmethanes has been developed that relies on an in situ organozinc-mediated, palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling. Thus, by mixing a benzyl and aryl halide together in the presence of Zn metal and a Pd catalyst, diarylmethanes are

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