Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-6-methylnaphthalene
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]2[C:9](=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)[CH:8]=[C:7]([CH2:12]O)[CH:6]=[CH:5]2.S(Cl)([Cl:16])=O>C1C=CC=CC=1>[Cl:16][CH2:12][C:7]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]2[C:9](=[CH:10][CH:11]=[C:2]([CH3:1])[CH:3]=2)[CH:8]=1Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
20.3 g. of 6-methyl-2-naphthalenemethanol is dissolved in 100 ml. of dry benzene and to this solution is added 30 ml. of thionyl chloride. The solution is stirred for about one hour and concentrated to yield 2-chloromethyl 6-methylnaphthalene.
Workup
- concentrationconcentrated
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-be97f8851ab442e2a31052c5e03f4ac4
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1976_10
- Patent number
- US03988457
Reaction notes
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