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HRID 1087282Generated: October 30, 2026

Salicylic Acid → Salicyloyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSalicylic AcidHCID 338—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
ProductSalicyloyl chlorideHCID 74041—

Reaction Steps

Add 11.8 g of oxalyl chloride dissolved in 25 ml of benzene to a suspension of 6.91 g of salicylic acid and 125 ml of benzene over a period of 20 minutes. Heat the mixture for about 14 hours, cool and evaporate the solvent to give 2-hydroxybenzenecarbonyl chloride as an oil. The crude product can be used directly in the subsequent step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05034531
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_07
ORD IDord-46be588075fc42919e601021509339b3
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_07