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HRID 1288409Generated: October 31, 2026

2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid → 4-Chlorophenyl 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl ketone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 7448—
ReactantChlorobenzeneHCID 7964—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product4-Chlorophenyl 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl ketoneHCID 88629650%

Reaction Steps

Repeating Example 21 in every detail except that a chlorobenzene solution of 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid was employed in lieu of the benzene solution of the same, there is obtained a 50% yield of 2,4'-dichloro-4-nitrobenzophenone in good yield and purity having a melting point of 117° - 117.5° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03988300
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_10
ORD IDord-596521e18626411fac269b32946eda6e
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_10