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HRID 1941127Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-(4-Methylphenyl)propionyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-(4-Tolyl)propanoic acidHCID 150866—
Product2-(4-Methylphenyl)propionyl chlorideHCID 14946079100.1%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

160.65 g (1.35 mol) of thionyl chloride are placed in a 1 liter three-necked flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser. 164.2 g (0.9 mol) of p-methylphenylpropionic acid are added little by little thereto at room temperature. After 4 hours, the reaction is terminated by heating at 60° C. for 1 hour. Excess SOCl2 is removed by distillation/n vacuo. In that manner 164.5 g of p-methylphenylpropionic acid chloride are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05703074
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-980b86e2f0634cf3904e06b1c9e828f0
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12