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2-Chloroaniline

An aromatic amine, C6H6ClN, 127.574 g/mol. Boiling point 208.8 °C, melting point -14 °C, as published. Appears in 2 documented reactions.

verified record, Organic — aromatic amine, 9 measured properties, 2 documented reactions

Identifiers

Molecular formula
C₆H₆ClN
Molecular weight
127.574 g/mol
Exact mass
127.018877 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-chloroaniline
SMILES
Nc1ccccc1Cl
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H6ClN/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4H,8H2
InChIKey
AKCRQHGQIJBRMN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Measured properties

Published measurements, each with its source. Two readings of one property are both shown, in the units each used.

Boiling Point
406 to 410 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)measured · CAMEO Chemicals
208.8 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Melting Point
28.5 °F (NTP, 1992)measured · CAMEO Chemicals
-14 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density
1.213 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sinkmeasured · CAMEO Chemicals
1.2114 at 22 °C/4 °Cmeasured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)measured · CAMEO Chemicals
Soluble in acid and in most organic solvents.measured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Vapor Pressure
1 mmHg at 115.3 °F ; 5 mmHg at 162.1 °F; 760 mmHg at 407.8 °F (NTP, 1992)measured · CAMEO Chemicals
0.2 [mmHg]measured · Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
LogP
log Kow = 1.90measured · Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
1.92measured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Flash Point
208 °F (NTP, 1992)measured · CAMEO Chemicals
103 °Cmeasured · Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Viscosity
2.9157 cP at 20 °Cmeasured · Riddick, J.A., W.B. Bunger, Sakano T.K. Techniques of Chemistry 4th ed., Volume II. Organic Solvents. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons., 1985., p. 725
Refractive Index
Index of refraction = 1.5895 at 20 °C/Dmeasured · O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 13th Edition, Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2001., p. 365
Index of refraction = 1.58586 at 25 °C/Dmeasured · Riddick, J.A., W.B. Bunger, Sakano T.K. Techniques of Chemistry 4th ed., Volume II. Organic Solvents. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons., 1985., p. 724

Calculated properties

Derived from the structure, not from a sample; kept apart from the measurements above.

Molecular weight
127.57 g/molcalculated · reference compound database
Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass
127.0188769 Dacalculated · reference compound database
Mass of the most common isotopic form.
XLogP3
1.9calculated · reference compound database
Estimated oil/water partition, computed by reference compound database.
Polar surface area
26 Ųcalculated · reference compound database
Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity
74calculated · reference compound database
A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors
1calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors
1calculated · reference compound database
logP
1.9222calculated · chemistry engine
Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area
26.02 Ųcalculated · chemistry engine
Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors
1calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors
1calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds
0calculated · chemistry engine
Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity
35.8644 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine
Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons
0calculated · chemistry engine
Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness
0.5298calculated · chemistry engine
Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded
8
Total atoms, hydrogen included
14
Rings
1
Aromatic rings
1
Stereocentres
0
Formal charge
0

Functional groups

  • Primary aromatic amine

    An –NH2 group attached directly to an aromatic ring, as in aniline. Much less basic than an alkyl amine, because the lone pair is delocalised into the ring.

  • Halide (C–X)

    A halogen atom attached to carbon.

  • Aromatic ring

    A flat six-membered ring with delocalised electrons.

Matched by structural pattern, not by a measurement.

The molecule in three dimensions

Rotate and inspect the atoms. Loaded only when you ask, so the page stays light.

The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is 2-chloroaniline.

The sources also call it o-Chloroaniline, 1-Amino-2-chlorobenzene, 2-Chlorophenylamine, Benzenamine, 2-chloro-, Fast Yellow GC Base, o-Aminochlorobenzene, Aniline, o-chloro-, o-Chloroaminobenzene, o-Chloraniline, DTXSID2021810, 2-Amino-1-chlorobenzene.

Structurally related

Nothing structurally close to 2-Chloroaniline has a page here yet.

Seen alongside it in reaction records

Molecules that appear in the same recorded reactions as 2-Chloroaniline. This says nothing about structure: most of them are the bases, solvents, ligands and catalysts the chemistry needed, and they are here because somebody put them in the same flask.

Where these values came from

compound record.

What this page does not claim

Identifiers are copied from the source record, measured values are reported as published, and calculated values are marked as calculated. Nothing here is a hazard, purity or handling assessment — how the library is checked.