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4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H8Cl2O
- Molecular weight
- 251.1 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bis(4-chlorophenyl)methanone
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- OKISUZLXOYGIFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.9
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 249.995
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- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₈Cl₂O
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl
- melting point
- 145.0
- Commons category
- 4,4'-Dichlorobenzophenone
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4,4’-Dichlorobenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula of (ClC6H4)2CO.
==Synthesis== 4,4’-Dichlorobenzophenone is prepared by the acylation of chlorobenzene with 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The conversion is typically conducted in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst in a petroleum ether solvent. ClC6H5C(O)Cl + C6H5Cl → (ClC6H4)2CO + HCl
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