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HRID 1488423Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → Methyl (2-chloromethyl-5-methylphenoxy)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantMethyl (2-hydroxymethyl-5-methylphenoxy)acetateHCID 54364037—
CatalystPyridineHCID 1049—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl (2-chloromethyl-5-methylphenoxy)acetateHCID 5393298955.4%

Reaction Steps

By the method of Example 1, Step H, 9.21 g (0.044 mole) of methyl (2-hydroxymethyl-5-methylphenoxy)acetate was reacted with 7.40 g (0.062 mole) of thionyl chloride and 5 drops of pyridine in 50 mL of methylene chloride, yielding 5.57 g of methyl (2-chloromethyl-5-methylphenoxy)acetate as an orange liquid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05674810
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_10
ORD IDord-c6d71deafff040a786bfe4a007dade9a
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_10