2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol
other names	Clorofen; Chlorine furnace; Clorophene; Chlorophene;
Molecular formula	C 13 H 11 ClO
Brief description	colorless to yellowish solid with a phenol-like odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	204-385-8
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.987
PubChem	8425
Wikidata	Q22829551
properties
Molar mass	218.68 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.19 g cm −3
Melting point	48.5 ° C
boiling point	160 - 162 ° C (4.7 hPa) ° C
solubility	very sparingly soluble in water (0.117 g l −1 at 20 ° C); soluble in ethanol and organic solvents;
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 332-315-317-318-351-361f-373-410
	P: 280-302 + 352-304 + 340-305 + 351 + 338-310-332 + 313
Toxicological data	1700 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral ) ; 0.525 mg l −1 ( LC 50 , fish , 96 h , median value) ;
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol is a chemical compound from the group of phenols .

Extraction and presentation

2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol can be prepared by reacting sodium or potassium phenoxide with benzyl chloride followed by chlorination of the resulting o -benzylphenol or by reacting p -chlorophenol with benzyl chloride.

properties

2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless to yellowish solid with a phenol-like odor, which is very sparingly soluble in water.

use

2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol is used as a disinfectant , herbicide, and fungicide .

Web links

ECHA: Committee for Risk Assessment - Opinion proposing harmonized classification and labeling at EU level of Chlorophene , March 12, 2015

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Entry on 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Entry on 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on November 6, 2016.
↑ Entry on Clorofene in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 29, 2019. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Entry on 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .

[HSDB-2] Entry on 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on November 6, 2016.

[CLP_100.003.987-3] Entry on Clorofene in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 29, 2019. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .