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HRID 1164769Generated: November 1, 2026

Oxalyl chloride → 4-(4-Octyloxyphenyl)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4'-(Octyloxy)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carboxylic acidHCID 2802556—
Product4-(4-Octyloxyphenyl)benzoyl chlorideHCID 11078473—

Reaction Steps

4-[4-Octyloxyphenyl]benzoic acid (OPBA) was converted into its acid chloride, OPBC, by heating it at reflux with oxalyl chloride after which excess oxalyl chloride was allowed to distil out and the residue taken up in ethanol free chloroform.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04906402
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_03
ORD IDord-5cd4bfd498614178a93744859f51562d
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_03