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HRID 1033201Generated: October 31, 2026

Oxalyl chloride → 4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoic acidHCID 2777085—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoyl chlorideHCID 15104474—

Reaction Steps

4,4,4-Trifluorobutyric acid (5.8 g, 0.041 mole) was dissolved in benzene (30 ml). Oxalyl chloride (6.2 g, 0.049 mole) was added and the reaction stirred for 20 hrs. The benzene and excess oxalyl chloride was removed by distillation to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05310745
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_05
ORD IDord-287de6d0994a477c8b9db3a80ef4bb84
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_05