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HRID 280280Generated: October 26, 2026

4-Ethylbenzoic Acid → 4-Ethylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Ethylbenzoic AcidHCID 12086—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product4-Ethylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 85368—

Reaction Steps

200 g (1.33 millimoles) of 4-ethylbenzoic acid are added rapidly to 500 ml of thionyl chloride with stirring. The mixture is heated at the reflux temperature for 4 hours. After evaporation of the SOCl2 and distillation, 4-ethylbenzoyl chloride is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04588748
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_05
ORD IDord-26a1f02e2dba46d39f0ba1c267c7aba8
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_05