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HRID 1395338Generated: November 2, 2026

4-Fluorobenzoic Acid → 4-Fluorobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Fluorobenzoic AcidHCID 9973—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product4-Fluorobenzoyl chlorideHCID 67879—

Reaction Steps

4-Fluorobenzoic acid, 14.0 g (0.1 mole) is refluxed for 30 minutes in 50 ml of thionyl chloride (SOCl2) and 1 drop of dimethylformamide (DMF). The thionyl chloride is removed under vacuum and azeotroped with 50 ml of benzene to give 4-fluorobenzoyl chloride as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04202903
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_05
ORD IDord-070b33f466da4dd08e847c6cde21d2c6
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_05