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HRID 1939839Generated: October 25, 2026

Dichloromethane → alpha-(2-Bromoethyl)-3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acid chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactantalpha-(2-Bromoethyl)-3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acidHCID 18936610—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Productalpha-(2-Bromoethyl)-3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acid chlorideHCID 54519315—

Reaction Steps

Dissolve the product of Step 2 (8.1 g, 25.96 mmoles) in 20 ml. of dry CH2Cl2. Add oxalyl chloride (8.1 g, 62.3 mmoles), followed by 50 μl of dry DMF and heat the solution to reflux for 3 h. Cool the solution to room temperature and remove the solvent and excess reagent using reduced pressure. Yield: 8.2 g (IR: 1785 cm- 1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05696267
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-389369ba39704ea288e3c1738639a2b8
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12