Benzenesulfinyl chloride
[CAS# 4972-29-6]

Identification

• Name: Benzenesulfinyl chloride
• Synonyms: Benzenesulfinic chloride; Chloro phenyl sulfoxide; Phenylsulfinyl chloride
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₅ClOS
• Molecular Weight: 160.62
• CAS Registry Number: 4972-29-6

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (1.4 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.3469 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 38 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 96-98 ºC (4 Torr)^****
• Refractive index: 1.6054 (20 ºC)^*****
• Flash point: 125.3±22.6 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Douglass, Irwin B.; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1961, V26, P1996-9.

^*** Hilditch, Thomas Percy; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 1909, V41, P4113-6.

^**** Levchenko, E. S.; Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii 1961, V31, P1971-6.

^***** Kornblum, Nathan; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1980, V45(26), P5294-8.