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HRID 2177037Generated: November 3, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Chlorobenzenepropanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactantbeta-(p-Chlorophenyl)propionic acidHCID 123137—
Product4-Chlorobenzenepropanoyl chlorideHCID 12206516100%

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (16.31 g, 137.09 mmol) was added to 3-(4-chlorophenyl)propionic acid (3.0 g, 16.25 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 20 hours, then concentrated to afford 3.3 g of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)propionyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09067897B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-3ca7236c33b44f44b86ecc9c4037d767
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06