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HRID 1806899Generated: October 26, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Chloro-2-methylbenzyl AlcoholHCID 2757669—
Product4-Chloro-1-(chloromethyl)-2-methylbenzeneHCID 1282261897%

Reaction Steps

Step A In a manner similar to the method described in Example 57 Step A, 4-chloro-2-methylbenzyl alcohol (PLATTE) (1.69 g, 11 mmol) was reacted with thionyl chloride (20 mL) to give 4-chloro-2-methylbenzyl chloride as a colorless oil (1.83 g, 97%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08354444B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_01
ORD IDord-73eb35c473794fd8b59e46c631f7bf5f
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_01