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HRID 2056944Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropionic acidHCID 80406—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropanoyl chlorideHCID 13536863—

Reaction Steps

2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid (3.85 g, 19.4 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) and thionyl chloride (5.00 g, 3.1 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07335678B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_02
ORD IDord-7e7ea2aebd114a5f944257d520cf8189
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_02