1.0 2016-05-22 04:32:16 UTC 2026-05-14 19:31:37 UTC 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol SmallMolecule 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol is an organic compound with the formula C7H6Cl2O and an average molecular weight of 177.02 g/mol. 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol belongs to the halobenzenes, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. In industrial applications, the compound serves as a biocide, a preservative, and a pharmaceutical agent. The compound is identified in seven recorded sources across various sectors. Within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is used in throat preparations. Its presence is noted in food and food processing and cookware, specifically in the processing of meats and fermentation processes for beer. In the category of electrical and electronic equipment, it is found in electrically stimulated smoking devices. Additionally, it is found in household cleaning and consumer products, including soap detergents, bleaching agents, and non electric simulated smoking devices. The recorded exposure route for this compound is oral. Biologically, 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol interacts with 14 recorded protein targets. It acts as an antagonist of the sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha (SCN1A), sodium channel protein type 4 subunit alpha (SCN4A), sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha (SCN7A), and the sodium channel regulatory subunit beta-2 (SCN2B), along with 10 other proteins. (2,4-dichlorophenyl)methanol C7H6Cl2O 177.02 175.9795702 (2,4-dichlorophenyl)methanol 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1777-82-8 OCC1=C(Cl)C=C(Cl)C=C1 InChI=1S/C7H6Cl2O/c8-6-2-1-5(4-10)7(9)3-6/h1-3,10H,4H2 DBHODFSFBXJZNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Organic compounds Benzenoids Benzene and substituted derivatives Halobenzenes Dichlorobenzenes Aromatic alcohols Aryl chlorides Benzyl alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives Organochlorides Primary alcohols 1,3-dichlorobenzene Alcohol Aromatic alcohol Aromatic homomonocyclic compound Aryl chloride Aryl halide Benzyl alcohol Hydrocarbon derivative Organic oxygen compound Organochloride Organohalogen compound Organooxygen compound Primary alcohol Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds benzyl alcohols dichlorobenzene Detected and Not Quantified Dichlorobenzyl alcohol Drug Metabolism Action Pathway SMP0144963 logp 2.41 logp 2.51 ALOGPS logs -2.11 ALOGPS solubility 1.38e+00 g/l ALOGPS logp 2.41 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 14.68 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -2.9 ChemAxon iupac (2,4-dichlorophenyl)methanol ChemAxon average_mass 177.02 ChemAxon mono_mass 175.9795702 ChemAxon smiles OCC1=C(Cl)C=C(Cl)C=C1 ChemAxon formula C7H6Cl2O ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C7H6Cl2O/c8-6-2-1-5(4-10)7(9)3-6/h1-3,10H,4H2 ChemAxon inchikey DBHODFSFBXJZNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 20.23 ChemAxon refractivity 42.48 ChemAxon polarizability 16.26 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 1 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f3bf316d718> DB13269 15684 14918 BE0003636 BE0000141 BE0002083 BE0004901 BE0003635 BE0000197 BE0001143 BE0003638 BE0002081 BE0002082 BE0003637 BE0000192 BE0002084 BE0000177