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Thionyl Chloride → 1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-3-methylbenzene
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Thionyl Chloride | HCID 24386 | — |
| Reactant | (2-Chloro-6-methylphenyl)methanol | HCID 20579023 | — |
| Solvent | Benzene | HCID 241 | — |
| Product | 1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-3-methylbenzene | HCID 20072360 | — |
Reaction Steps
The 2-chloro-6-methylbenzyl alcohol is dissolved in 100 ml of benzene, treated with 25 ml of thionyl chloride and the mixture is heated at reflux for 3 hours. Concentration of this mixture to dryness leaves a liquid which partly solidifies. The product containing liquid is decanted from the solid by-product and distilled to yield 7.8 g of alpha,2-dichloro-6-methyltoluene as a colorless liquid with bp. 118°-122° C./17-18 mm of Hg.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US04271164 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1981_06 |
| ORD ID | ord-14633b8aac8f434ba8a665996dc66003 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-1981_06 |