2-Chloro-6-fluorotoluene

2-Chloro-6-fluorotoluene
Names
	IUPAC name 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-methylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	443-83-4;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9545;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.494
EC Number	207-141-9;
PubChem CID	9933;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1059997 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H6ClF/c1-5-6(8)3-2-4-7(5)9/h2-4H,1H3;
	SMILES CC1=C(C=CC=C1Cl)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H6ClF
Molar mass	144.57 g·mol−1
Boiling point	154–156 °C (309–313 °F)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H302, H312, H315, H332, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P321, P330, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point	46 °C (115 °F)
Related compounds
Related compounds	2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzaldehyde, toluene
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2-Chloro-6-fluorotoluene (CFT) is a halogenated derivative of toluene that is used as an intermediate in numerous organic syntheses.^[1]^[2]

Uses

CFT is also used in the preparation of 4-chloro-1H-indazole.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Meng, Ge; Yang, Tao; Liu, Yang (2011). "An Improved Preparation of 4-Chloro-1 H -indazole". Organic Preparations and Procedures International. 43 (4): 354–359. doi:10.1080/00304948.2011.594005. ISSN 0030-4948. S2CID 96965570.
^ ^a ^b Bunnett, J. F.; Miles, J. H.; Nahabedian, K. V. (1961). "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Alkali Cleavage of 2,6-Dihalobenzaldehydes 1". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83 (11): 2512–2516. doi:10.1021/ja01472a022. ISSN 0002-7863.

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