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HRID 1579759Generated: November 4, 2026

2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acid → 2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 16096—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzoyl chlorideHCID 12194872—

Reaction Steps

100 g of 2-methyl-3-nitro-benzoic acid and 500 ml of thionyl chloride were refluxed for 15 hours and the mixture was then evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain 110 g of 2-methyl-3-nitro-benzoyl chloride which was used as in the synthesis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03931302
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_01
ORD IDord-d5171fba49b34619b53dcc9f3a524c2b
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_01