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HRID 1081643Generated: October 25, 2026

Undecanoic Acid → Undecanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantUndecanoic AcidHCID 8180—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductUndecanoyl chlorideHCID 8728739.8%

Reaction Steps

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, a solution of 5.0 grams (0.027 mole) of undecanoic acid in 75 mL of methylene chloride was stirred and 2.8 ml (0.032 mole) of oxalyl chloride and 5 drops of N,N-dimethylformamide were added. Upon completion of addition, the reaction mixture was stirred for about 16 hours, then it was concentrated under reduced pressure, yielding 2.2 grams of undecanoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05587379
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_12
ORD IDord-fdf23f79055d41ccb7508db74a302152
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_12