Benzyl chloride
Benzyl chloride is an organic compound with the molecular formula C7H7Cl.
- Formula
- C7H7Cl
- Molar mass
- 126.58 g/mol
- Also known as
- chloromethylbenzene, (Chloromethyl)benzene, alpha-Chlorotoluene, Benzylchloride, Benzylchlorid, Chlorophenylmethane
Overview
Benzyl chloride is an organic compound with the molecular formula C7H7Cl.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C7H7Cl
- Molar mass
- 126.58 g/mol
- Also known as
- chloromethylbenzene, (Chloromethyl)benzene, alpha-Chlorotoluene, Benzylchloride, Benzylchlorid, Chlorophenylmethane
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C7H7Cl/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2
- PubChem CID
- 7503
Properties
- Melting Point
- -39.4 °C
- Boiling Point
- 174 °C
- Density
- 1.1004 g/cu cm at 20 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 525 mg/L at 25 °C
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Benzyl chloride (CID 7503)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzyl chloride — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-110
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzyl chloride — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-110
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzyl chloride — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-110
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzyl chloride — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Ohnishi R, Tanabe K; Bull Chem Soc Japan 41: 2647-9 (1971)