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HRID 1658889Generated: October 31, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Chloro-ε-oxobenzenehexanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant6-(4-Chlorophenyl)-6-oxohexanoic acidHCID 21939571—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product4-Chloro-ε-oxobenzenehexanoyl chlorideHCID 13598899100%

Reaction Steps

5-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)pentanoic acid (9.6g) was dissolved in dry toluene (80 ml) and thionyl chloride (10 ml) added. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 4 hours. The excess toluene and thionyl chloride were removed in vacuo, more toluene was added and again removed in vacuo affording 5-(4-chlorobenzoyl)pentanoyl chloride (10.4g 100%) as a pale brown solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03966783
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_06
ORD IDord-64a5c73ace12424abcd9badbd8c3a7de
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_06