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HRID 1701803Generated: November 1, 2026

2-Fluorobenzoic acid → 2-Fluorobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Fluorobenzoic acidHCID 9935—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product2-Fluorobenzoyl chlorideHCID 9808—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 14.0 g (0.1 mole) of 2-fluorobenzoic acid and 30 ml of thionyl chloride (SOCl2) is refluxed in 70 ml of benzene for four hours. The mixture is cooled and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-fluorobenzoyl chloride as a liquid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04195023
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_03
ORD IDord-2f2fd7cdc15b4ed6bd2ac0e8ccccc61c
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_03