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Benzyl chloride

Benzyl chloride (BnCl) is a molecule that is a used to make pharmaceuticals and can also be used to make Phenyl-2-Propanone. Benzyl chloride is synthesized from toluene (benzyl hydride) by chlorination with TCCA (trichloroisocyanuric acid, pool chlorine) in sunlight with lithium bromide as a catalyst. The lithium bromide makes it so that you get benzyl chloride in hours instead of days. Phenyl-2-Propanone is synthesized by adding benzyl chloride in diethyl ether (or even better, dibutyl ether for higher yield) and adding magnesium turnings. You make benzyl magnesium chloride. Then you react it with acetonitrile and then do a hydrochloric acid work-up to get Phenyl-2-Propanone.

Properties
Chemical formula
C7H7Cl
Molar mass
126.58 g·mol−1
Appearance
Colorless to slightly yellow, toxic liquid
Odor
Pungent, aromatic
Density
1.100 g/cm3
Melting point
−39 °C (−38 °F; 234 K)
Boiling point
179 °C (354 °F; 452 K)
Solubility in water
very slightly soluble (0.05% at 20 °C)
Solubility
soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, chloroform, CCl4
miscible in organic solvents
Vapor pressure
1 mmHg (20 °C)

Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Poisonous and carcinogenic; lachrymator
I reacted toluene (benzyl hydride, paint thinner) with TCCA (trichloroisocyanuric acid, pool chlorine) in sunlight with lithium bromide catalyst and got benzyl chloride in a matter of hours.
Benzyl chloride by CognitiveFuel November 28, 2022
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Sodium Chloride 

What Jimmy Neutron calls normal table salt
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Chlorine Bath 

When, in the summertime, instead of having a regular shower in your bathroom you jump in a chlorine-filled pool to disinfect yourself from the sweat and sunscreen that you've accumulated on your body since the last time you had a shower.
Person 1:"Yo Mon, you going upstairs to have a shower or what?"
Person 2: "Nah man, I'm gunna go have a chlorine bath. I like the way my hair curls after one anyways."

Person 1:"You smell really..clean. Did you have a chlorine bath?"
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eating chorizo 

Fellating an Hispanic. Usually applied in a derogatory manner to non-Hispanic males in prison who seek favor with Hispanic gang members by performing sexual favors in exchange for drugs or protection.
Yo, you hear that punk ass bitch Jamal was over eating Chorizo last night cuz he heard he was gonna get jumped by the AB?
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Chlorine Stinger 

The act of having anal sex in a chlorine treated swimming pool. The chlorine levels should be high enough to leave a nice burning sting on the genitals of both parties, although the recipient of the anal sex is typically said to have gotten stung worse than the giver.

The act is not specific to pools, however, as a warm bath treated with a substantial amount of chlorine works just the same.
Missy said she wanted me to give her a chlorine stinger but once she started crying she made me stop and get her an ice pack.
Chlorine Stinger by JoeyParty May 20, 2011

3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl chloride 

3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl chloride (MDBnCl; Piperonylchloride; Sesamyl methyl chloride; 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl methyl chloride) is a chemical that is used in organic synthesis. It's melting point is 20.5 °C. It's boiling point is 97-100 ° at 1 mmHg. MDBnCl is used to synthesize other chemicals like MDP2P (3,4-MethyleneDioxyPhenyl-2-Propanone) and MDP2Bu 3,4-MethyleneDioxyPhenyl-2-Butanone; 1-(3,4-Methylenedioxy)phenyl-2-butanone via MDBn-MgCl (3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl magnesium chloride) and acetonitrile or propionitrile and HCl acid work-up.
3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl chloride is very useful in the laboratory.
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