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HRID 1761017Generated: November 1, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Fluoro-5-methoxybenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-Fluoro-5-methoxybenzoic acidHCID 2774543—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product2-Fluoro-5-methoxybenzoyl chlorideHCID 22594222101.2%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-fluoro-5-methoxy-benzoic acid (4.3 g, 25 mmol) and thionyl chloride (68 mL, 937 mmol) and DMF (1 drop) was stirred at RT for 14 hours. The mixture was then evaporated to afford the title compound (4.77 g, 100%) after repeated azeotroping with toluene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06846832B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_01
ORD IDord-c6f3de25f5534314ab8f0505879369dd
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_01