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HRID 2079313Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Methoxy-6-methylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-Methoxy-6-methylbenzoic acidHCID 273170—
Product2-Methoxy-6-methylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 12892675—

Reaction Steps

2-Methoxy-6-methyl-benzoic acid (21.4 g, 0.129 mol) was refluxed for 3 hours in 230 mL thionyl chloride. Excess thionyl chloride was removed under reduced pressure. Co-evaporation of the residue with toluene gave 23.8 g of 2-methoxy-6-methyl-benzoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07928107B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_04
ORD IDord-0adc97ae98ba48648a5f79f0aa12c586
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_04