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HRID 1078346Generated: October 26, 2026

3,4-Dimethylbenzoic acid → 3,4-Dimethylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3,4-Dimethylbenzoic acidHCID 12073—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product3,4-Dimethylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 275853594.4%

Reaction Steps

78 g of thionyl chloride were added to 50 g of 3,4-dimethylbenzoic acid and the reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was subsequently concentrated, and the residue was taken up twice in toluene and concentrated again. 53 g of 3,4-dimethylbenzoyl chloride were obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05547967
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_08
ORD IDord-10b2432107f14a44882b92f914b359dc
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_08