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4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile

CAS No.
874-86-2
Chemical Name:
4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile
Synonyms
4-(CHLOROMETHYL)BENZONITRILE;P-CYANOBENZYL CHLORIDE;α-Chloro-p-tolunitrile;4-CYANOBENZYL CHLORIDE;The cyano benzyl chloride;AKOS B030136;p-Cyanobenzylchlorid;Letrozole Impurity 36;à-chloro-p-tolunitrile;ChloroMethyl)benzonitril
CBNumber:
CB6733863
Molecular Formula:
C8H6ClN
Molecular Weight:
151.59
MDL Number:
MFCD00019761
MOL File:
874-86-2.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-06-04 16:00:12

4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile Properties

Melting point 77 °C
Boiling point 263 °C
Density 1.18±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)
storage temp. under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C
solubility soluble in Methanol
form Crystalline Powder
color Off-white to pale yellow
BRN 742357
InChI InChI=1S/C8H6ClN/c9-5-7-1-3-8(6-10)4-2-7/h1-4H,5H2
InChIKey LOQLDQJTSMKBJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(#N)C1=CC=C(CCl)C=C1
CAS DataBase Reference 874-86-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
FDA UNII ES52GBM5WR
NIST Chemistry Reference 4-(CH2Cl)-C6H4-CN(874-86-2)
UNSPSC Code 12352100
NACRES NA.22

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Corrosion (GHS05)Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS05,GHS07
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H302-H314
Precautionary statements  P260-P280-P301+P312+P330-P301+P330+P331-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  T,C
Risk Statements  20/21-65-36/37/38-32-23/25-34-22
Safety Statements  23-36-45-36/37/39-26-24/25
RIDADR  3276
WGK Germany  2
HazardClass  8
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  29269090
Storage Class 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
Hazard Classifications Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Eye Dam. 1
Skin Corr. 1B
Limited Quantities 1 Kg (2.2 lbs) (solid)
Excepted Quantities Max Inner Pack (30g or 30ml) and Max Outer Pack (500g or 500ml)
NFPA 704
1
3 2

4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile price More Price(65)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 726397 4-(Chloromethyl)benzonitrile ≥97.0% 874-86-2 10g $77.8 2026-04-30 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 726397 4-(Chloromethyl)benzonitrile ≥97.0% 874-86-2 50g $299 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical C1985 4-Cyanobenzyl Chloride >97.0%(GC)(T) 874-86-2 5g $33 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical C1985 4-Cyanobenzyl Chloride >97.0%(GC)(T) 874-86-2 25g $85 2026-04-30 Buy
Usbiological 269350 4-(Chloromethyl)benzonitrile Asreported 874-86-2 5g $350 2026-06-03 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
726397 10g $77.8 Buy
726397 50g $299 Buy
C1985 5g $33 Buy
C1985 25g $85 Buy
269350 5g $350 Buy

4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Application

p-Cyanobenzyl chloride is a white, needle-like solid at room temperature and pressure. It belongs to the benzonitrile derivative class and can be used as an intermediate in organic and biochemical synthesis, particularly for the derivatization of drug molecules and bioactive molecules. Furthermore, p-cyanobenzyl chloride also has some applications in the preparation of fluorescent whitening agents.

Chemical Properties

White to light yellow crystal powde

Synthesis

4-Vinylbenzyl chloride

1592-20-7

4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile

874-86-2

General procedure for the synthesis of p-cyanobenzyl chloride from 4-chloromethylstyrene: 0.4 mmol of 4-chloromethylstyrene, 2 mmol of sodium nitrite, 5 mg of metal iron(III) porphyrin catalyst, and 4.5 mL of acetonitrile solvent were added to the reaction tube. The mixture was heated to 70 °C under air atmosphere and stirred. 0.5 mL of formic acid was added slowly and dropwise over the first 0.5 hr of the start of the reaction. After the reaction lasted for 4 hours, the heating and stirring was stopped and the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. The solvent was removed using a rotary evaporator to obtain the crude product. The crude product was purified by column chromatography and the eluent was a solvent mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate. The final target product, p-chloromethylbenzonitrile, was obtained as a white solid in 96.2% yield. The NMR data are shown below.

References

[1] Patent: CN107573259, 2018, A. Location in patent: Paragraph 0133-0137
[2] Tetrahedron Letters, 2016, vol. 57, # 24, p. 2620 - 2623

1592-20-7
874-86-2
Synthesis of 4-(Chloromethyl)tolunitrile from 4-Vinylbenzyl chloride
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