4-chlorobenzyl chloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	4-chlorobenzyl chloride
other names	α, 4-dichlorotoluene p -chlorobenzyl chloride
Molecular formula	C 7 H 6 Cl 2
Brief description	colorless to yellowish solid with a pungent odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 104-83-6 EC number 203-242-7 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.948 PubChem 7723 Wikidata Q17521020
properties
Molar mass	161.03 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.27 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	27 ° C
boiling point	220.6 ° C
Vapor pressure	1.5 h Pa (50 ° C)
solubility	almost insoluble in water Easily soluble in ether , benzene , carbon disulfide and glacial acetic acid
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302 + 312 + 332-317-411 P: 273-280
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

4-chlorobenzyl chloride is a chemical compound and a derivative of benzyl chloride . It can by chlorination of 4-chlorotoluene are obtained.

use

4-chlorobenzyl chloride is required for the synthesis of pesticides such as chlorine surfactant.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Entry on alpha, 4-dichlorotoluene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2018(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} C. Loring Jackson, Alfred W. Field: Ueber Parachlorbenzylchlorid and its derivatives . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society . tape 11 , no. 1 , January 1878, p. 904-905 , doi : 10.1002 / cber.187801101243 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ Radical substitution of p-chlorotoluene to p-chlorobenzyl chloride
4. ↑ Entry on 4-chlorobenzyl chloride in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on July 12, 2016.
5. ↑ Thomas A. Unger: Pesticide Synthesis Handbook . William Andrew, 1996, ISBN 0-8155-1853-6 , pp. 1029 ( limited preview in Google Book search).