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HRID 1973404Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzoic Acid → 4-Isopropylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
ReactantCuminaldehydeHCID 326—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantPotassium PermanganateHCID 516875—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Product4-Isopropylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 2759486—

Reaction Steps

p-isopropylbenzaldehyde is oxidized to the corresponding benzoic acid by using potassium permanganate in sulfuric acid as the oxidizing agent at low temperature. The acid is converted to the acid chloride using thionyl chloride with a trace of dimethylformamide as a catalyst to give p-isopropylbenzoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03997539
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_12
ORD IDord-62f40fb078594978a10936064201b5ba
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_12