6590. 4-Nitrobenzoyl Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 122-04-3
4-Nitrobenzoic acid chloride; p-nitrobenzoyl chloride.
C7H4ClNO3; mol wt 185.56.
C 45.31%, H 2.17%, Cl 19.11%, N 7.55%, O 25.87%.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on p-nitrobenzoic acid: Adams, Jenkins, Org. Synth. 3, 75 (1923).

Chemical structure

Properties

Bright yellow needles from petr ether. Pungent odor. mp 75°. bp105 205°; bp12 154°. Decomposed by water and alcohol; sol in ether. Keep well closed.