4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl chloride

Chemical Properties

white to light beige low melting crystalline mass

Uses

4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl chloride was used as an atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator in the growth of polyacrylamide (PAAm) brushes from silicon wafers. It was also used as a building block in a microwave-assisted, solid-phase synthesis of imatinib, an anticancer agent.

Uses

4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl Chloride is used in the synthetic preparation of various compounds and pharmaceuticals. 4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl Chloride was used in the synthesis of several imidazo[2,1-b]thia zoles.