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Sigma-Aldrich

Chlorodiphenylmethane

98%

Synonym(s):

Benzhydryl chloride, Diphenylchloromethane

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Linear Formula:
(C6H5)2CHCl
CAS Number:
90-99-3
Molecular Weight:
202.68
Beilstein:
607925
EC Number:
202-031-7
MDL number:
MFCD00000855
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24847643
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.595 (lit.)

bp

140 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)

mp

15-17 °C (lit.)

density

1.14 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C13H11Cl/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13H

InChI key

ZDVDCDLBOLSVGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Chlorodiphenylmethane was used as initiator during the controlled radical polymerization of styrene catalyzed by ionic iron complex. It was also used as the starting reagent in the synthesis of trimethylhydroquinone derivatives.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

233.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

112 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Shota Niibayashi et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (18)(18), 1855-1857 (2007-05-04)
Ionic iron complex [(Me(3)tacn)(2)Fe(2)Cl(3)](+)[(Me(3)tacn)FeCl(3)](-) (1), which is readily soluble in methanol, acted as a powerful catalyst in controlled radical polymerization of styrene and MMA, and showed promising features of removal from the resulting polymers and was reusable after recovery from
N Kawasaki et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 47(2), 177-181 (1999-03-11)
A novel series of trimethylhydroquinone derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for their anti-lipid peroxidation activity in rat liver microsomes, inhibition of rat basophilic leukemia-1 (RBL-1) cell 5-lipoxygenase and 48 h homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) activity in rats. 4-[4-[4-(Diphenylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]-butoxy]-2,3,6-trimethyl phenol

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