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HRID 1078390Generated: November 3, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 8-bromooctanoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant8-Bromooctanoic acidHCID 548275—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Product8-bromooctanoyl ChlorideHCID 11402228—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature95 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 8-bromooctanoic acid (26.4 g), thionyl chloride (40 ml) and acetonitrile (40 ml) was heated at 95° C. for 3 hours. The solvent was removed by distillation under vacuum and the residue purified by azeotropic distillation, using acetonitrile, to give 8-bromooctanoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05547972
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_08
ORD IDord-433dc1d708cc440989b2780a342d26e0
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_08