2-(3-CHLOROBENZYLOXY)BENZALDEHYDE

The CAS registry number of Benzaldehyde, 2-[(3-chlorophenyl)methoxy]- is 40359-59-9. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₄H₁₁ClO₂ and molecular weight is 246.69. What's more, its IUPAC name is 2-[(3-Chlorophenyl)methoxy]benzaldehyde and systematic name is 2-[(3-Chlorobenzyl)oxy]benzaldehyde. In addition, it is irritanting and may cause inflammation to the skin or other mucous membranes. 

Physical properties about Benzaldehyde, 2-[(3-chlorophenyl)methoxy]- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.97; (2)#of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)#H bond acceptors: 2; (4)#H bond donors: 0; (5)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (6)Polar Surface Area: 26.3 Å²; (7)Index of Refraction: 1.615; (8)Molar Refractivity: 69.06 cm³; (9)Molar Volume: 197.7 cm³; (10)Polarizability: 27.38×10^-24 cm³; (11)Surface Tension: 46.7 dyne/cm; (12)Density: 1.247 g/cm³; (13)Flash Point: 161.2 °C; (14)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 63.63 kJ/mol; (15)Boiling Point: 387.3 °C at 760 mmHg; (16)Vapour Pressure: 3.34E-06 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of Benzaldehyde, 2-[(3-chlorophenyl)methoxy]-: this chemical can be prepared by 2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde with 1-bromomethyl-3-chloro-benzene. This reaction needs reagent KF/Al₂O₃ and solvent dimethylformamide at temperature of 153 °C. The reaction time is 4 hours. The yield is 57%. The reaction equation is as followed:

Uses of Benzaldehyde, 2-[(3-chlorophenyl)methoxy]-: (1) it is used as reagent; (2) it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it can be used to produce 2-(m-chlorophenyl)benzofuran. The reaction occurs with reagent alkali metal fluoride/Al2O3 and other condition at temperature of 153 °C for 4 hours. The solvent of this reaction is dimethylformamide. The yield is 59%. The reaction equation is as followed:

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: Clc1cc(ccc1)COc2ccccc2C=O
(2) InChI: InChI=1/C14H11ClO2/c15-13-6-3-4-11(8-13)10-17-14-7-2-1-5-12(14)9-16/h1-9H,10H2
(3) InChIKey: MENPASVPECUNNR-UHFFFAOYAU