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2-Chlorotoluene

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Synonym(s):

1-chloro-2-methylbenzene

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.58
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1904175
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39050205
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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vapor density

4.38 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 43 °C)

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.525 (lit.)

bp

157-159 °C (lit.)

mp

−36 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble

density

1.083 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1Cl

InChI

1S/C7H7Cl/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8/h2-5H,1H3

InChI key

IBSQPLPBRSHTTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Chlorotoluene can be mineralized completely by Rhodococcus, strain OCT 10 DSM 45596(T)[1]. It is used in the preparation of 3-chloro-4-methylcatechol and 4-chloro-3-methylcatechol[2]. The oxidation of 2-chlorotoluene is very well catalyzed by the enzymes: toluene dioxygenase of P. putida F1 and chlorobenzene dioxygenase from Burkholderia, strain PS12[3].

Application

2-Chlorotoluene can be used as a precursor to synthesize aryl coupling products via palladium-catalyzed Negishi cross-coupling.[4] It can also be used in the Buchwald-Hartwig amination to synthesize arylamines.[5][6]

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

109.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

43 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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A Lehning et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(5), 1974-1979 (1997-05-01)
The degradation of toluene by Pseudomonas putida F1 and of chlorobenzenes by Burkholderia sp. strain PS12 is initiated by incorporation of dioxygen into the aromatic nucleus to form cis-dihydrodihydroxybenzenes. Toluene-grown cells of P. putida F1 and 3-chlorobenzoate-grown cells of Burkholderia
NIXANTPHOS: A Highly Active Ligand for Palladium Catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig Amination of Unactivated Aryl Chlorides.
Mao J, et al.
Dalton Transactions, (26) (2018)
The first general method for palladium-catalyzed Negishi cross-coupling of aryl and vinyl chlorides: use of commercially available Pd (P (t-Bu) 3) 2 as a catalyst
Dai C, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(12), 2719-2724 (2001)
Flexible Steric Bulky Bis (Imino) acenaphthene (BIAN)-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene Palladium Precatalysts: Catalytic Application in Buchwald?Hartwig Amination in Air.
Lan X B, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(6), 2914-2925 (2017)
Katrin Pollmann et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 187(7), 2332-2340 (2005-03-19)
To elucidate possible reasons for the recalcitrance of 2-chlorotoluene, the metabolism of chloromethylcatechols, formed after dioxygenation and dehydrogenation by Ralstonia sp. strain PS12 tetrachlorobenzene dioxygenase and chlorobenzene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase, was monitored using chlorocatechol dioxygenases and chloromuconate cycloisomerases partly purified from

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