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HRID 1449348Generated: October 31, 2026

Oxalyl chloride → 2-Trifluoromethylhexanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant2-Trifluoromethylhexanoic acidHCID 15745193—
Product2-Trifluoromethylhexanoyl chlorideHCID 2028594790%

Reaction Steps

2-Trifluoromethylhexanoic acid (2.3 g.) was added dropwise to 10 g. oxalyl chloride (10 g.) and the mixture heated to reflux for 2 hours. Distillation of the reaction mixture after this time yielded 2-trifluoromethylhexanoyl chloride (2.27 g.; 90%), b.p. 67°-70°/43 mmHg.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04190587
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_02
ORD IDord-0b4154e05da8416599bb9cf1fef83d96
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_02