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HRID 1912921Generated: October 27, 2026

beta-Phenylisovaleric acid → 3-Methyl-3-phenylbutanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantbeta-Phenylisovaleric acidHCID 13890—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product3-Methyl-3-phenylbutanoyl chlorideHCID 1286756898.1%

Reaction Steps

3-Methyl-3-phenylbutanoic acid (1.78 g, 10.0 mmol) was dissolved in thionyl chloride (5 mL, 68.5 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 6 hours. Concentration of the reaction mixture provided the title compound (1.93 g, 98%), which was used without additional purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08609669B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-4a22026f9e2f450ab2a145771d43622f
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12