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HRID 1489350Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3-(Chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-BiphenylmethanolHCID 603556—
Product3-(Chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenylHCID 15480892—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 50 mg of 3-hydroxymethylbiphenyl in 1.5 mL thionyl chloride was heated at reflux temperature for 4 hr, cooled to room temperature and the solvent removed by evaporation under reduced pressure to yield 45 mg of 3-chloromethylbiphenyl which was used in the next step without further purification or characterization.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05677454
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_10
ORD IDord-610c62a6c4444821aad638da883a8842
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_10