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chlorobenzene
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Chlorobenzene (abbreviated PhCl) is an aryl chloride and the simplest of the chlorobenzenes, consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one chlorine atom. Its chemical formula is C6H5Cl. This colorless, flammable liquid is a common solvent and a widely used intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H5Cl
- Molecular weight
- 112.55 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chlorobenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)Cl
- InChIKey
- MVPPADPHJFYWMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 112.008
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)Cl
- Commons category
- Chlorobenzene
- chemical formula
- C₆H₅Cl
- melting point
- -50
- vapor pressure
- 9
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0121
- density
- 1.11
- speed of sound
- 1311
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 4610
- boiling point
- 131.72
- flash point
- 82
- solubility
- 0.05
- lower flammable limit
- 1.3
- upper flammable limit
- 9.6
- ionization energy
- 9.06
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 350
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
- 27.25
- MCN code
- 2903.91.10
- electric dipole moment
- 1.69
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Uses
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- Laboratory routes
- Safety
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Chlorobenzene (abbreviated PhCl) is an aryl chloride and the simplest of the chlorobenzenes, consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one chlorine atom. Its chemical formula is C6H5Cl. This colorless, flammable liquid is a common solvent and a widely used intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals.
==Uses== The major use of chlorobenzene is as a precursor for further intermediates such as nitrophenols, nitroanisole, chloroaniline, and phenylenediamines, which are used in the production of herbicides, dyestuffs, chemicals for rubber, and pharmaceuticals.
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