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HRID 2059348Generated: October 25, 2026

Alachlor → 2-Chloro-N-(chloromethyl)-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAlachlorHCID 2078—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product2-Chloro-N-(chloromethyl)-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamideHCID 162007—

Reaction Steps

Ten (10.0) g of 2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)-2-chloroacetanilide (common name "alachlor") when refluxed with 60 ml of SOCl2 for periods from 12-24 hours gave little evidence of the formation of 2',6'-diethyl-N-(chloromethyl)-2-chloroacetanilide ("CMA"), the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04322553
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_03
ORD IDord-19a0615fef344c379deca0b363383311
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_03