2,6-Dimethylbenzyl chloride

Base Information

• Chemical Name: 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl chloride
• CAS No.: 5402-60-8
• Molecular Formula: C9H11Cl
• Molecular Weight: 154.639
• Hs Code.: 2903999090
• Mol file: 5402-60-8.mol

Synonyms:2-Chloromethyl-1,3-dimethylbenzene;NSC 5166;NSC 97101;

Chemical Property of 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl chloride

Chemical Property:

• Vapor Pressure: 0.132mmHg at 25°C
• Melting Point: 33-35 °C
• Refractive Index: 1.522
• Boiling Point: 225 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 88 °C
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 1.033 g/cm³
• LogP: 3.04220
• Storage Temp.: under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

2,6-Dimethylbenzyl Chloride ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Xi
• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

Technology Process of 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl chloride

There total 10 articles about 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl chloride which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 89.7%

2,6-dimethylbenzyl alcohol (62285-58-9) → 2,6-dimethylbenzyl chloride (5402-60-8)

Guidance literature:

With thionyl chloride;

Reference yield:

formaldehyd (50-00-0,30525-89-4,61233-19-0) + m-xylene (108-38-3,104809-90-7) → 2,6-dimethylbenzyl chloride (5402-60-8) + 2,4-dimethyl-benzyl chloride (824-55-5)

Guidance literature:

With hydrogenchloride; zinc(II) chloride; In water; at 20 ℃; for 3.5h; Title compound not separated from byproducts;

DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.10.052

Reference yield:

chloromethyl isocyanate (7093-91-6) + m-xylene (108-38-3,104809-90-7) → 2,6-dimethylbenzyl chloride (5402-60-8) + 2,4-dimethylbenzyl isocyanate (56651-59-3) + 2,6-dimethylbenzylisocyanate + 2,4-dimethyl-benzyl chloride (824-55-5)

Guidance literature:

With iron(III) chloride; at 40 - 150 ℃; for 2h;

upstream raw materials:

2,6-dimethylbenzyl alcohol

chloromethyl isocyanate

m-xylene

formaldehyd

Downstream raw materials:

methyl 2,3-dimethyl-8-(2,6-dimethylbenzylamino)-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylate

isopropyl 8-(2,6-dimethylbenzylamino)-2,3-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylate

5-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)-2-methoxybenzyl)-1H-tetrazole

2,6-dimethylphenylacetonitrile

Refernces

• 1、 -. "BENZODIAZEPINONE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SAME". Page/Page column 65. . Retrieved 2011/04/19.
• 2、 -. "COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS". Page 30. . Retrieved 2008/06/13.