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HRID 1158Generated: October 25, 2026

P-Toluic Acid → 4-Methylbenzoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantP-Toluic AcidHCID 7470—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product4-Methylbenzoyl ChlorideHCID 13405—

Reaction Steps

4-Methylbenzoyl chloride was prepared in a conventional manner from 4-methylbenzoic acid and thionyl chloride and after excess thionyl chloride was distilled off, was used as the crude product in the side chain chlorination.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05723613
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-4c3ca7fee7ca4cb68a75ae1c5be3919e
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03