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HRID 2073356Generated: October 30, 2026

(4-Chlorophenyl)acetic acid → 4-Chlorophenylacetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(4-Chlorophenyl)acetic acidHCID 15880—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product4-Chlorophenylacetyl chlorideHCID 9069297.4%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 200 g of 4-chlorophenyl acetic acid, 178.5 g of thionyl chloride and 600 ml of benzene was heated at reflux for 6 hours and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was vacuum distilled, giving 215.8 g of 4-chlorophenyl acetyl chloride, bp 94°-95° C. (2.5 mmHg).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04916237
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_04
ORD IDord-efb119d5682946cf8678837844396b0e
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_04