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HRID 1721914Generated: November 2, 2026

3-Cyanobenzoic acid → 3-Cyanobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Cyanobenzoic acidHCID 15875—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3-Cyanobenzoyl chlorideHCID 308483—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 50 g. of 3-cyanobenzoic acid and 100 ml. of thionyl chloride were stirred overnight in 500 ml. of methylene chloride. The solvent and excess thionyl chloride were removed in vacuo providing 55.3 g. of crude subtitle intermediate which was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04853398
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_08
ORD IDord-8a42c39f526347dca658a20abd808431
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_08