2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene
other names	2-chloro-1-methyl-4-nitrobenzene
Molecular formula	C 7 H 6 ClNO 2
Brief description	yellowish solid with a slightly aromatic odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	204-501-7
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.093
PubChem	8491
Wikidata	Q27273149
properties
Molar mass	171.58 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.54 g cm −3
Melting point	68 ° C
boiling point	260 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water (49 mg l −1 at 20 ° C); soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether ; soluble in most organic solvents;
Refractive index	1.5470 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 319-411
	P: 264-273-280-305 + 351 + 338-337 + 313-391-501
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene is a chemical compound of chlorine from the group of aromatic nitro compounds .

Extraction and presentation

2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene can be obtained by chlorinating 4-nitrotoluene in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst .

properties

2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene is a flammable, difficult to ignite, crystalline, yellowish solid with a slightly aromatic odor, which is practically insoluble in water. It decomposes when heated, producing, among other things, hydrogen chloride .

use

2-Chloro-4-nitrotoluene is used as an intermediate in the production of other chemical compounds (for example ethacridine lactate ).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Entry on 2-chloro-4-nitrotoluene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b Lide: 1998 Freshman Achievement Award . CRC Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8493-0594-8 , pp. 106 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ ^A ^b ^c Wiley-VCH: Ullmann's Fine Chemicals . John Wiley & Sons, 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-68359-8 , pp. 976 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
↑ Franz v. Bruchhausen, Gerd Dannhardt, Siegfried Ebel, August W. Frahm, Eberhard Hackenthal, Ulrike Holzgrabe: Hagers Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice Volume 8: Substances EO . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57994-3 , pp. 90 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

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

[Lide-2] Lide: 1998 Freshman Achievement Award . CRC Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8493-0594-8 , pp. 106 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Wiley-VCH-3] A ^b ^c Wiley-VCH: Ullmann's Fine Chemicals . John Wiley & Sons, 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-68359-8 , pp. 976 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

[Franz_v._Bruchhausen,_Gerd_Dannhardt,_Siegfried_Ebel,_August_W._Frahm,_Eberhard_Hackenthal,_Ulrike_Holzgrabe-4] Franz v. Bruchhausen, Gerd Dannhardt, Siegfried Ebel, August W. Frahm, Eberhard Hackenthal, Ulrike Holzgrabe: Hagers Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice Volume 8: Substances EO . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57994-3 , pp. 90 ( limited preview in Google Book search).