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HRID 1954852Generated: November 2, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionic acidHCID 136302—
Product3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionyl chlorideHCID 2196425896.3%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propionic acid (275.1 g, 1.6 mol) and thionyl chloride (300 mL, 4.1 mol) was heated to reflux for 3 h, cooled to room temperature and distilled under aspirator vacuum to give 287.6 g (96%) of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propionyl chloride as a pale pink oil, b.p., 120-122° C./15 mm Hg;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06124284
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_09
ORD IDord-99ea643a165f44458e75d1d652af2e01
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_09