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HRID 1885119Generated: November 4, 2026

Benzoic acid, 4-(acetyloxy)- → p-Acetoxybenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic acid, 4-(acetyloxy)-HCID 16865—
ReactantPhosphorus pentachlorideHCID 24819—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Productp-Acetoxybenzoyl chlorideHCID 2756254104.3%

Reaction Steps

10 g of p-acetyloxybenzoic acid was added to 45 ml of benzene, and 11.8 g of PCl5 was added little by little under stirring at room temperature. After 8.5 hours of heat-refluxing thereafter, the solvent was distilled off to obtain 11.5 g of p-acetyloxybenzoic acid chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05143643
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_09
ORD IDord-b70ede27eb5140309c2bbdf6c9ac60e9
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_09