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HRID 1903420Generated: November 3, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → Methyl 21-chloroformylheneicosanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant22-Methoxy-22-oxodocosanoic acidHCID 347361—
ProductMethyl 21-chloroformylheneicosanoateHCID 20431167—

Reaction Steps

One gram of 1,20-eicosanedicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester is dissolved in 5 ml of thionyl chloride. After stirring at room temperature for 12 hours, excess thionyl chloride is distilled off under reduced pressure to give crude crystals of methyl 21-chloroformylheneicosanoate. This product is submitted to the following step without purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04436753
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_03
ORD IDord-9848f02cdc4c4fd6bc52b4ab08243eac
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_03