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2-Chlorophenol

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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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Chlorophenol1
Other names
o-Chlorophenol
ortho-Chlorophenol
2-Hydroxychlorobenzene
Identifiers
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  • Oc1ccccc1Cl
Properties
C6H5ClO
Molar mass 128.56 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.2634 g/cm3 at 20 °C2
Melting point 8 °C (46 °F; 281 K)2
Boiling point 173.4 °C (344.1 °F; 446.5 K)2
20 g/L at 20 °C
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, benzene
Vapor pressure 0.308 kPa3
Acidity (pKa) 8.564
−77.3·10−6 cm3/mol5
1.55242
Viscosity 3.59 mPa·s6
Thermochemistry7
188.7 J·mol−1·K−1
Enthalpy of fusion fHfus)
13.0 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Corrosive – causes burns
Flash point 64 °C (147 °F; 337 K)6
550 °C (1,022 °F; 823 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Related compounds
benzene
phenol
chlorobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.8 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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  1. Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 690. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. Only one name is retained, phenol, for C6H5-OH, both as a preferred name and for general nomenclature. The structure is substitutable at any position. Locants 2, 3, and 4 are recommended, not o, m, and p.
  2. Haynes, p. 3.116
  3. Haynes, p. 16.20
  4. Haynes, p. 5.90
  5. Haynes, p. 3.577
  6. Haynes, p. 6.243
  7. Haynes, pp. 5.10, 6.156
  8. Fiege, H.; Voges, H.-M.; Hamamoto, T; Umemura, S.; Iwata, T.; Miki, H.; Fujita, Y.; Buysch, H.-J.; Garbe, D.; Paulus, W. (2000). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.

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