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HRID 1439028Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Methylthiobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Methylthiobenzoic acidHCID 178425911—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product4-Methylthiobenzoyl chlorideHCID 15555005—

Reaction Steps

4-Methylthiobenzoic acid, 16.8 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-methylthiobenzoyl chloride as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04057642
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_11
ORD IDord-b7ef452265ec4dd79cc1e3a73c20dcdb
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_11