Chloromethyl group explained

In organic chemistry, the chloromethyl group is a functional group that has the chemical formula . The naming of this group is derived from the methyl group (which has the formula), by replacing one hydrogen atom by a chlorine atom. Compounds with this group are a subclass of the organochlorines.

The way of introducing a chloromethyl group into aromatic compounds is the chloromethylation by the Blanc reaction.[1]

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References

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