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HRID 1806790Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Chloro-1-(chloromethyl)-2-methoxybenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4 Chloro-2-methoxybenzyl alcoholHCID 3549393—
Product4-Chloro-1-(chloromethyl)-2-methoxybenzeneHCID 1852356095%

Reaction Steps

Step A In a manner similar to the method described in Example 57 Step A, 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzyl alcohol (Aldrich) (4.9 g, 28 mmol) was reacted with thionyl chloride (20 mL) to give 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzyl chloride as a white solid (5.1 g, 95%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08354444B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_01
ORD IDord-df22fcf813f049ad88970e596e1a4c2e
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_01