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2-chlorophenol
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2-Chlorophenol or '''ortho-chlorophenol''' is an organic compound with the formula C6H4ClOH. It is one of three isomers of monochlorophenol. Aside from occasional use as a disinfectant, it has few applications. It is an intermediate in the polychlorination of phenol. 2-Chlorophenol is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often yellow or amber-colored. It has an unpleasant, penetrating (carbolic) odor. It is poorly soluble in water.
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Within Vinony's link graph, 2-chlorophenol is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, ethanol and mass density.
It is catalogued under topics including 2-Chlorophenyl compounds, 2-Hydroxyphenyl compounds and Disinfectants.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H5ClO
- Molecular weight
- 128.55 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chlorophenol
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)Cl
- InChIKey
- ISPYQTSUDJAMAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- monochlorophenol
- Mass
- 128.003
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₅ClO
- Commons category
- 2-Chlorophenol
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)Cl
- melting point
- 9.8
- boiling point
- 174.9
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2-Chlorophenol or '''ortho-chlorophenol''' is an organic compound with the formula C6H4ClOH. It is one of three isomers of monochlorophenol. Aside from occasional use as a disinfectant, it has few applications. It is an intermediate in the polychlorination of phenol. 2-Chlorophenol is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often yellow or amber-colored. It has an unpleasant, penetrating (carbolic) odor. It is poorly soluble in water.
==See also== Chlorophenol
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