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benzyl chloride

aromatic organochlorine compound
Class type of: organochlorine compound, phenyl compound Q412260

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
organochlorine compound, phenyl compound
Associated hazard
benzyl chloride exposure[43]
Boiling point
+354, +179[19][20]
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl[4]
Ceiling exposure limit
+5[32]
Chemical formula
C₇H₇Cl[5]
Density
+1.1[14]
Different from
benzal chloride, benzoyl chloride[10][11]
Flash point
+153[22]
Has characteristic
Class IIIA combustible liquid[9]
Has part(s)
carbon, chlorine, hydrogen[6][7][8]
Immediately dangerous to life or health
+51.8[23]
Lower flammable limit
+1.1[25]
MCN code
2903.99.11[13]
Mass
+126.024[15]
Median lethal concentration (LC50)
740 (0.39–740, n=7)[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Median lethal dose (LD50)
625 (625–1.5k, n=6)[26][27][28][29][30]
Melting point
-45 (-45–-38, n=3)[16][17][18]
Minimal lethal concentration
380 (380–2.0k, n=3)[33][34][35]
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0053[12]
Safety classification and labelling
NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[44]
Solubility
+0.05[24]
Subject has role
carcinogen[42]
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Substance control status
Schedule IV (Russia)
Time-weighted average exposure limit
+5[31]
Vapor pressure
+1[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en omega-chlorotoluene en α-chlorotoluene en tolyl chloride en alpha-chlorotoluene en benzyl chloride en chloromethyl-benzene en chloromethylbenzene en chlorophenylmethane ar كلوريد البنزيل cs (chlormethyl)benzen cs Benzylchlorid es Cloruro de bencilo fa بنزیل کلرید fi Alfa-klooritolueeni fi bentsyylikloridi fi Kloorimetyylibentseeni fi Tolyylikloridi fr chlorure de benzyle hi बेन्जाइल क्लोराइड hu benzil-klorid
🔖 Identifiers · 45
GND ID
4279968-5
OpenAlex ID
C2778377188
CA PROP 65 ID
benzyl-chloride
CAMEO Chemicals ID
2602
CAS Registry Number
100-44-7
ChEBI ID
615597
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL498878
ChemSpider ID
13840690
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID00153
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID0020153
EC number
202-853-6
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.002.594
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2FBxNC
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
156584
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/benzyl-chloride
Freebase ID
/m/0985n4
Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius entry ID
Бензилхлорид
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
benzylklorid
HCIS ID
360
HSDB ID
368
Human Metabolome Database ID
HMDB0059882
ICSC ID
0016
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H7Cl/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2
InChIKey
KCXMKQUNVWSEMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
KEGG ID
C19167
MassBank accession ID
MSBNK-Fac_Eng_Univ_Tokyo-JP000203, MSBNK-Fac_Eng_Univ_Tokyo-JP005193, MSBNK-Fac_Eng_Univ_Tokyo-JP005288
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778377188
NMRShiftDB structure ID
10005869
NSC number
8043
OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID
15
PDB ligand ID
9CL
PDB structure ID
3G4Y
PesticideInfo chemical ID
PRI1600
PubChem CID
7503
Quora topic ID
Benzyl-Chloride
RTECS number
XS8925000
Reaxys registry number
471308
RxNorm CUI
1311516
Römpp online ID
RD-02-00919
SPLASH
splash10-0006-9300000000-c3afd89818a380776911, splash10-0006-9100000000-c16850c6c68fce3df5e9, splash10-0006-9200000000-2a392f002d8b7024e9b6
SureChEMBL ID
7413
UN number
1738
UNII
83H19HW7K6
UniChem compound ID
595855
ZVG number
23070

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 3
hydrogen, carbon, chlorine
Different from 2
benzoyl chloride, benzal chloride
← Different from 2
benzoyl chloride, benzal chloride
Subclass of 1
organochlorine compound
Subject has role 1
carcinogen
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Summary

benzyl chloride is a type of chemical entity[1]. It is a type of organochlorine compound[2] and phenyl compound[3].

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  1. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [42] ↑ . California Proposition 65 list of chemicals. Retrieved . oehha.ca.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Mykhal · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [cs] label: benzylchlorid"
  2. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 23070
    "Changed claim: ZVG number: 23070, см. / see autofix на / on P679"
  3. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 23070
    "Created claim: ZVG number: 023070, batch #275042"
  4. 10w ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Substance control status → Schedule IV (Russia)
    "Created claim: Substance control status: Schedule IV (Russia), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788165634350"
  5. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time-weighted average exposure limit → 5 milligram per cubic metre
    Subject has role → carcinogen
    Different from → benzal chloride, benzoyl chloride
    Boiling point → 354 degree Fahrenheit, 179 degree Celsius
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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