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4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone

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4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone

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4,4’-Dichlorobenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula of (ClC6H4)2CO.

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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Wikidata facts

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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