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HRID 1109261Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → benzyl chlorooxalate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Productbenzyl chlorooxalateHCID 1101985894%

Reaction Steps

Under N2, oxalyl chloride (262 ml) was dissolved in 1 liter anhydrous ether and heated to reflux, at which temperature benzyl alcohol (207 ml) was added over 70 minutes. After refluxing a further 16 hours, ether was stripped and the residue distilled at reduced pressure to yield 372 g (94%) of title product, b.p./0.7 mm 85° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05319103
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_06
ORD IDord-750184893be74a33a036ee727d7a119a
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_06