Properties of benzoyl chloride

Thermophysical properties for benzoyl chloride (CAS: 98-88-4). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 7, Cl: 1, H: 5, O: 1
  • CAS
    98-88-4
  • Formula
    C7H5ClO
  • ID
    98-88-4
  • InChI
    C7H5ClO/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
  • InChI Key
    PASDCCFISLVPSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    benzoyl chloride
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    140.567
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    7412
  • SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)Cl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.4205
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    40.6009
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    423.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.367
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -1
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    201

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -12.7617
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00485552
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1183.3
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.658941
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    400.036
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    5.6232e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -5.5298e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.5687e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    172.937
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.118792
  • Parachor
    5.2922e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00486
  • Prandtl number
    5.99255
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    8.3126e-4
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    197.278
  • Solubility parameter
    2.1272e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.18447
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.23028
  • Surface tension
    0.0386308
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.135282
  • Thermal diffusivity
    9.2927e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    71.85
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0156583
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0898748

Environmental Properties

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