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HRID 2201786Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Cyano-2,6-difluorobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Cyano-2,6-difluorobenzoic acidHCID 44557933—
Product4-Cyano-2,6-difluorobenzoyl chlorideHCID 8672062591.18%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-cyano-2,6-difluorobenzoic acid (0.3 gm, 0.5 mmol) and thionyl chloride (5 mL) were refluxed for about 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, and concentrated under vacuum at 50° C. to afford 4-cyano-2,6-difluorobenzoyl chloride (0.3 gm, 91.18%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09364466B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-88c3efda7e554ab1ba6cd536d247ff24
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06