Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jul 2013)

1,3-Bis(chloromethyl)benzene

  • Marisa B. Sanders,
  • David Leon,
  • Eddy I. Ndichie,
  • Benny C. Chan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813016383
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69, no. 7
pp. o1150 – o1150

Abstract

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The title compound, C8H8Cl2, used in the synthesis of many pharmaceutical intermediates, forms a three-dimensional network through chlorine–chlorine interactions in the solid-state that measure 3.513 (1) and 3.768 (3) Å.