The Benzeneacetic acid, α-chloro- is an organic compound with the formula C₈H₇ClO₂. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2-Chloro-2-phenylacetic acid. With the CAS registry number 4755-72-0, it is also named as Chloro(phenyl)acetic acid. Besides, it should be refrigerated.

Physical properties about Benzeneacetic acid, α-chloro- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 1.69; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1.33; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -2.04; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1; (8)#H bond acceptors: 2; (9)#H bond donors: 1; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (11)Polar Surface Area: 26.3 Å²; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.568; (13)Molar Refractivity: 42.21 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 129 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 16.73×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 49.8 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.322 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 124.3 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 55.01 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 282 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 0.00163 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-phenyl-ethanol. This reaction will need reagent potassium hydroxyde and solvent H₂O. The reaction time is 3 days with reaction temperature of 0 °C. The yield is about 60%.

Uses of Benzeneacetic acid, α-chloro-: it can be used to produce Phenylacetic acid at temperature of 20 °C. It will need reagents In; HCl; sodium dodecyl sulfate with reaction time of 1 hour. The yield is about 83%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)InChI: InChI=1/C8H7ClO2/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H,(H,10,11)
(2)InChIKey: QKSGIGXOKHZCQZ-UHFFFAOYAR
(3)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C8H7ClO2/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H,(H,10,11)
(4)Std. InChIKey: QKSGIGXOKHZCQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N