Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Propanone, 2-chloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8](=[O:12])[CH:9]([CH3:11])[CH3:10])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Cl:13]Cl.Cl>>[Cl:13][C:9]([CH3:10])([CH3:11])[C:8]([C:5]1[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]([Cl:1])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)=[O:12]

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 313Hydrochloric Acid

HCID 24526Chlorine

HCID 728651-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-one

Product 1

HCID 5873561-Propanone, 2-chloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-

Procedure

182.7 g (1.0 mol) of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-one are warmed to 40° and chlorinated with 71 g (1.0 mol) of chlorine gas at 40°-65° in the course of 5 hours. The dissolved HCl gas is then driven off by blowing with nitrogen. The liquid crude product is then reacted further.