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HRID 1049871Generated: October 31, 2026

Salicylic Acid → Salicyloyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSalicylic AcidHCID 338—
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductSalicyloyl chlorideHCID 74041—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

2-Hydroxy benzoic acid (1 g, 7.2 mmol) is dissolved in DCM (14 mL). To this mixture, thionyl chloride (1.57 mL, 22 mmol) and a catalytic amount of dry DMF are added. The resulting mixture is heated to 60° C. overnight, after which the resulting mixture is evaporated to give the desired product that is used as such.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09382254B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_07
ORD IDord-3081c8a37453493a897f71744ea54e17
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_07