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4-chlorobenzonitrile
Sign in to save4-Chlorobenzonitrile is an organic compound with the formula ClC6H4CN. It is a white solid. The compound, one of three isomers of chlorobenzonitrile, is produced industrially by ammoxidation of 4-chlorotoluene. The compound is of commercial interest as a precursor to pigments.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H4ClN
- Molecular weight
- 137.56 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-chlorobenzonitrile
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C#N)Cl
- InChIKey
- GJNGXPDXRVXSEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.6
- Polar surface area
- 23.8 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
- 137.003
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C#N)Cl
- chemical formula
- C₇H₄ClN
- melting point
- 92.0
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- 4-Chlorobenzonitrile
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4-Chlorobenzonitrile is an organic compound with the formula ClC6H4CN. It is a white solid. The compound, one of three isomers of chlorobenzonitrile, is produced industrially by ammoxidation of 4-chlorotoluene. The compound is of commercial interest as a precursor to pigments.
==References==
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