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HRID 1359466Generated: November 1, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chlorobenzenepropanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-(2-Chlorophenyl)propanoic acidHCID 95676—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product2-Chlorobenzenepropanoyl chlorideHCID 15122576—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-(2-chlorophenyl)propanoic acid (5.0 g, 27.1 mmole), thionyl chloride (10.9 ml, 149 mmole) and toluene (75 ml) was refluxed for two hours. Concentration in vacuo gave 3-(2-chlorophenyl)propanoyl chloride which was taken up in methylene chloride and used in the next step without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06600015B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_07
ORD IDord-d83abe0346514ba89d4e53d6812aa0c8
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_07