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HRID 1981684Generated: October 26, 2026

Dichloromethane → 2-Nitro-3-Methylbenzotrichloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant2-Nitro-3-methyl benzal chlorideHCID 13573562—
Reactant1-(Chloromethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitrobenzeneHCID 13573563—
CatalystDodecyltrimethylammonium chlorideHCID 8152—
SolventCarbon TetrachlorideHCID 5943—
Solventtert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Product2-Nitro-3-MethylbenzotrichlorideHCID 13573565—

Reaction Steps

9.6 gms of 2-nitro-3-methyl benzal chloride (prepared by chlorination of 2-nitro-m-tolualdehyde with thionyl chloride), 9.6 gms of 2-nitro-3-methyl benzyl chloride, 0.6 gms of n-dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, 160 ml of methylene chloride, 100 ml of carbon tetrachloride, 250 ml of 50% sodium hydroxide, and 10 gms of t-butyl alcohol were charged into a reaction vessel. The mixture was refluxed for 31/2 hours, cooled, solvent extracted, distilled and recrystallized to 16.0 gms of product as determined by GC-Mass spectral analysis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04593144
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_06
ORD IDord-90f7aad27e7b4dfdbb6eadc44b9f7309
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_06