2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride

A summary of the most common chemical descriptors (InChI Key and SMILES codes) for 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride are summarized together with 3D and 2D structures and relevant physico-chemical properties.

What is 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride?

The molecule 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride presents a molecular formula of C9H9ClO and its IUPAC name is 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride.

3D structure

Cartesian coordinates

Geometry of 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride in x, y and z coordinates (Å units) to copy/paste elsewhere. Generated with Open Babel software.

2D drawing

 

2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride MGBRPGMQNVRQCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N chemical compound 2D structure molecule svg
2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride

 

Molecule descriptors

 
IUPAC name2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride
InChI codeInChI=1S/C9H9ClO/c1-6-3-4-7(2)8(5-6)9(10)11/h3-5H,1-2H3
InChI KeyMGBRPGMQNVRQCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C)C(=O)Cl

Physico-Chemical properties

IUPAC name2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride
Molecular formulaC9H9ClO
Molecular weight168.62
Melting point (ºC)
Boiling point (ºC)
Density (g/cm3)
Molar refractivity
LogP3.2
Topological polar surface area17.1

LogP and topological polar surface area (TPSA) values were estimated using Open Babel software.

The n-octanol/water partition coeficient (Kow) data is applied in toxicology and drug research. Kow values are used, to guess the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants. High partition coefficients values, tend to accumulate in the fatty tissue of organisms. Molecules with a log(Kow) (or LogP) greater than 5 are considered to bioaccumulate.

TPSA values are the sum of the surface area over all polar atoms or molecules, mainly oxygen and nitrogen, also including hydrogen atoms.

In medicinal chemistry, TPSA is used to assess the ability of a drug to permeabilise cells.

For molecules to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (and act on receptors in the central nervous system), TPSA values below 90 Å2 are required. Thus, molecules with a polar surface area greater than 140 Å2 tend to be poorly permeable to cell membranes.