Molecular properties
- Formula
- C7H7Cl
- Molar mass
- 126.58 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 126.0236 Da
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0.00 Ų
- 2.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 100-44-7
- PubChem CID
- 7503
Molecule record
BENZYL CHLORIDE
C7H7Cl
126.58 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alkene
Alkyl halide
Aromatic ring
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 2.3 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (Chloromethyl)benzene
- 100-44-7
- 83H19HW7K6
- AI3-15518
- Benzene, (chloromethyl)-
- Benzile (cloruro di)
- Benzylchlorid
- Benzylchloride
Show all 21 synonyms
- Benzyle (chlorure de)
- Chlorophenylmethane
- Chlorure de benzyle
- DTXSID0020153
- NCI-C06360
- NSC-8043
- Phenylmethyl chloride
- RCRA waste number P028
- Toluene, alpha-chloro-
- Tolyl chloride
- alpha-Chlorotoluene
- alpha-Chlortoluol
- omega-Chlorotoluene
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl
- Isomeric SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C7H7Cl/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2
- InChIKey
- KCXMKQUNVWSEMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 7503
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for BENZYL CHLORIDE; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for BENZYL CHLORIDE; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.