55968-40-6

Basic information

• Product Name: 1-chloro-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethane
• Synonyms: 1-chloro-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethane
• CAS NO: 55968-40-6
• Molecular Weight: 168.666
• Mol File: 55968-40-6.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 1-chloro-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethane(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 1-chloro-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethane(55968-40-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 1-chloro-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethane(55968-40-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 55968-40-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 19447-06-4 rac-1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethan-1-ol 
• 576-22-7 2-Bromo-m-xylene 
• 87-62-7 2,6-dimethylaniline 
• 2142-76-9 2',6'-dimethylacetophenone 

Relevant articles and documents

Process for the preparation of substituted vinylbenzyl chloride

An improved continous single step vapor phase process for the preparation of substituted vinylbenzyl chloride from substituted ethyltoluene is disclosed. In this process a substituted ethyltoluene is reacted with a halogen gas in the vapor phase, at elevated temperatures via a continuous feed process. Furthermore, this process achieves halogenation followed by dehydrohalogenation in a single pass through the reactor. There is also obtained a very high total selectivity to vinylbenzyl chloride and its precursors via this continuous process.