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HRID 1048635Generated: October 26, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 2-Methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant2-Methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 2775584—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product2-Methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chlorideHCID 2775602—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature25 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-trifluoromethyl-2-methylbenzoic acid 5.00 g, oxalyl dichloride 3.42 g, N,N-dimethylformamide about 50 mg and tetrahydrofuran 200 mL was stirred at 25° C. for one hour. The reaction mixtures were concentrated under reduced pressure to give 3-trifluoromethyl-2-methylbenzoic acid chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09380782B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_07
ORD IDord-76b70cdc255b4caba04d9fc9274317ae
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_07