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HRID 1440486Generated: October 31, 2026

Iodine → 2-Chloro-p-toluenesulfochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIodineHCID 807—
Reactant4-Toluenesulfonyl chlorideHCID 7397—
ReactantChlorineHCID 24526—
CatalystIron chloride (FeCl3)HCID 24380—
Product2-Chloro-p-toluenesulfochlorideHCID 259744—

Reaction Steps

576 g (3 mol) of 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride are melted in a chlorination apparatus. After addition of 7 g of iron(III) chloride and 2 g of iodine, elemental chlorine is passed in (5 l Cl2 /h) at from 75° to 80° C. until 100% chlorination is achieved (GC analysis).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05498798
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_03
ORD IDord-31918d95cdc34102be3d754968b08a44
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_03