4-(Octyloxy)benzoic acid → 4-Octyloxybenzoyl chloride

HRID 1086969

Reaction equation

HRID 1086969 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:9][C:10]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:13]([C:14](O)=[O:15])=[CH:12][CH:11]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].P(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl:20]>C1C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:1]([O:9][C:10]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:13]([C:14]([Cl:20])=[O:15])=[CH:12][CH:11]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 172314-(Octyloxy)benzoic acidHCID 24819Phosphorus pentachloride

Product 1

HCID 27602504-Octyloxybenzoyl chloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 241BenzeneSolvent

Procedure

2.78 g of 4-octyloxybenzoic acid was added to 10 ml of benzene, and under stirring at room temperature, 2.36 g of PCl5 was added little by little. The mixture was then heated under reflux for 4 hours. Thereafter, the solvent was distilled off to obtain 4-octyloxybenzoic acid chloride.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture was then heated
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 4 hours
  3. distillationThereafter, the solvent was distilled off

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d0c650b3ad4245688f41bd261bc78567
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1991_07
Patent number
US05034152

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