
Benzoyl chloride
Benzoyl chloride is an acyl chloride consisting of benzene in which a hydrogen is replaced by an acyl chloride group. It is an important chemical intermediate for the manufacture of other chemicals, dyes, perfumes, herbicides and pharmaceuticals. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent. It is a member of benzenes and an acyl chloride. It is functionally related to a benzoic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- benzoyl chloride
- Molecular formula
- C7H5ClO
- Molecular weight
- 140.56 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 140.0028925 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:82275
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2260719
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9026631
- PubMed:23019166
- PubMed:22980868
- PubMed:22969654
- PubMed:22719622
- PubMed:22719519
- PubMed:22655237
- PubMed:22618756
- PubMed:22590271
- PubMed:22589723
- PubMed:22538485
- PubMed:22412614
- PubMed:22412529
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