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HRID 1701110Generated: October 26, 2026

4-Chlorobenzotrichloride → 3,4-Dichlorophenyltrichloromethane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-ChlorobenzotrichlorideHCID 21277—
ReactantSulfur dichlorideHCID 25353—
CatalystIron chloride (FeCl3)HCID 24380—
Product3,4-DichlorophenyltrichloromethaneHCID 2560851.4%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 57.5 g (250 mmol) of p-chlorobenzotrichloride, 1.5 g (9.2 mmol) of iron(III) chloride and 28 g (272 mmol) of sulphur dichloride was warmed to 80° C. for 3 hours. Thereafter, it was worked up in the manner indicated in Example 1. 34 g of 3,4-dichlorobenzotrichloride were thus obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04191711
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_03
ORD IDord-8d0885b3be5147fdbd3f704b1cb056dd
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_03