C8H9ClO
156.61 g/mol
Research ReagentDanger
4-Methoxybenzyl chloride
CAS824-94-2EC212-540-6
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
Research Compound
4-Methoxybenzyl chloride is an organic compound containing a benzene ring substituted with a methoxy group and a chloromethyl group. It is commonly used as a building block in organic synthesis, particularly for introducing the 4-methoxybenzyl protecting group.
Organic synthesis building blockProtecting group introduction
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Danger
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxybenzene
InChIKey
MOHYOXXOKFQHDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
COC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl
Synonyms (32)
- 4-(Chloromethyl)anisole
- 4-Methoxybenzyl chloride
- 4-Methyloxybenzyl chloride
- 4-Methyoxybenzylchloride
- 4-methoxybenzylchlorine
- 4-methoxylbenzyl chloride
- Anisole, p-(chloromethyl)-
- PMBCl
- a-chloro-4-methoxytoluene
- alpha-Chloro-4-methoxytoluene
- p-(Chloromethyl)anisole
- p-Anisyl chloride
- p-Methoxybenzyl chloride
- p-methoxybenzylchlorid
- p-methoxybenzylchoride
- para-methoxybenzyl chloride
- para-methoxyl benzyl chloride