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HRID 1729207Generated: October 31, 2026

4-Methoxybenzoic Acid → p-Anisoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Methoxybenzoic AcidHCID 7478—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Productp-Anisoyl chlorideHCID 7477—

Reaction Steps

2 equivalents of thionyl chloride and 0.1 g of aluminum chloride are added to 10 g (0.06 mole) of 4-methoxybenzoic acid in suspension in 60 ml of petroleum ether. This reaction mixture is refluxed for 5 hours. The solution is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residual oil crystallizes in the presence of petroleum ether at 0° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05332735
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_07
ORD IDord-b76d3de1b6494f2fa9771400b095919d
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_07