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HRID 1952957Generated: November 3, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3-(4-Methylphenyl)propanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-(p-Tolyl)propionic acidHCID 73927—
Product3-(4-Methylphenyl)propanoyl chlorideHCID 13029200—

Reaction Steps

3-(4-Methylphenyl)propanoic acid (0.055 moles, 9 g) is dissolved in thionyl chloride (1.008 moles, 120 g). The mixture is stirred for 30' at r.t., then refluxed for 1 h 30', evaporated under vacuum to an oil and taken up with toluene and hexane, each time evaporating to dryness. Yield: 12.4 g

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06114391
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_09
ORD IDord-5de4e56af3a045cf87d8bd2bb6419edf
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_09