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HRID 1402771Generated: October 31, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-(chloromethyl) Dibenzofuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantDibenzofuran-4-ylmethanolHCID 12373571—
Product4-(chloromethyl) DibenzofuranHCID 12373572—

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (6 ml) is added to a solution of Dibenzofuran-4-ylmethanol (0.9 g). The solution is refluxed for 1 hour. Excess of reagent is evaporated to yield 4-(chloromethyl)Dibenzofuran (0.97 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08912196B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_12
ORD IDord-cc8c0e5609774fbd8fd2e830126dc956
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_12