Slightly yellow crystalline powder
3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzonitrile may be used in the preparation of ethyl 5-(2-chloro-4-cyanophenoxy)indoline-1-carboxylate and 3-chloro-4-(indolin-5-yloxy)benzonitrile.
The FTIR and Raman spectra of 3-chloro-4-fluorobenzonitrile by ab initio HF and density functional method has been reported. Reaction of 3-chloro-4-fluorobenzonitrile with potassium fluoride in 1,3-dimethylimidazolidine-2-one (DMI) has been reported.
The Initial threshold Screening Level (ITSL) is 2 μg/m3 annual average.