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HRID 1954647Generated: November 2, 2026

4-(Dimethylamino)benzoic acid → 4-(Dimethylamino)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-(Dimethylamino)benzoic acidHCID 12092—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product4-(Dimethylamino)benzoyl chlorideHCID 440078278%

Reaction Steps

4-Dimethylaminobenzoic acid (250 g, 1.51 moles) was suspended in 2 L of ethyl acetate and thionyl chloride (359.3 g, 3.02 moles) was added. After the completion, the solvent was evaporated. Crystallization from ethyl acetate gave 216 g of 4-dimethylaminobenzoyl chloride (78%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06123928
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_09
ORD IDord-3e283784c5244d3e8ca04569ded167bf
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_09