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HRID 1704194Generated: November 2, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Ethyl-2-methylhexanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-Ethyl-2-methylhexanoic acidHCID 36646—
Product2-Ethyl-2-methylhexanoyl chlorideHCID 2275908590.6%

Reaction Steps

316 gm (2moles) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-hexanoic acid were heated to boiling with 357 gm (3 moles) of thionyl chloride under agitation until the evolution of gas had ended. The surplus thionyl chloride was distilled off and the residue was fractionated in vacuo. 320 gm (90% of theory) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-hexanoyl chloride of b.p. 78° C. at 13 mmHg were obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04126585
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_11
ORD IDord-bb0b75b6e1504d96ad029c34e941c93d
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_11