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Benzyl chloride
- Benchmark: Benchmark 1
- Assessed: 2014-06-24
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Tech, Energy & Fuel
Benzyl chloride is a highly reactive and versatile chemical intermediate that readily interacts with a wide variety of other organic chemicals. It is an alkylating agent that reacts with water to form benzyl alcohol and HCl (HSDB 2005).
Chemical Synonyms a-chlorotoluene; chloromethylbenzene; tolyl chloride