4-Vinylbenzyl chloride is an
organic compound with the formula ClCH
2C
6H
4CH=CH
2. It is a bifunctional molecule, featuring both
vinyl and a
benzylic chloride functional groups. It is a colorless liquid that is typically stored with a stabilizer to suppress polymerization.
In combination with
styrene, vinylbenzyl chloride is used as a comonomer in the production of
chloromethylated polystyrene.
[Montheard, Jean Pierre; Jegat, Corinne; Camps, Marcel "Vinylbenzylchloride (chloromethylstyrene), polymers, and copolymers. Recent reactions and applications" Journal of Macromolecular Science, Reviews in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 1999, volume C39, pp. 135-174.] It is produced by the
chlorination of
vinyltoluene
4-Vinyltoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4CH=CH2. It is derivative of styrene and is used as a comonomer in the production of specialized polystyrenes. It is produced by the dehydrogenation of 4-ethyltoluene. It is also somet ...
. Often vinyltoluene consists of a mixture of 3- and 4-vinyl isomers, in which case the vinylbenzyl chloride will also be produced as a mixture of isomers.
References
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Monomers
Vinylbenzenes
Organochlorides