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HRID 1877066Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3-[Chloro(cyclopentyl)methyl]-2-methyl-5-phenylfuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantCyclopentyl(2-methyl-5-phenylfuran-3-yl)methanolHCID 68509772—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product3-[Chloro(cyclopentyl)methyl]-2-methyl-5-phenylfuranHCID 68514089100%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of cyclopentyl(2-methyl-5-phenylfuran-3-yl)methanol (0.9 g) in toluene (20 mL) was added thionyl chloride (0.5 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.0 g, 100%) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08309580B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_11
ORD IDord-33ed6ed5150244c3820f26b7b43f1c9b
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_11