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HRID 2234459Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3-methoxy-4-nitro-benzoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 78764—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product3-methoxy-4-nitro-benzoyl ChlorideHCID 11127655100%

Reaction Steps

3-methoxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid (Aldrich; 9 g, 45.65 mmol) was suspended in toluene (90 mL) and thionyl chloride (9.99 mL, 136.95 mmol) added and the mixture heated to reflux for 1 hour. The reaction was evaporated to yield the title compound as a brown solid (9.84 g, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07709471B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_05
ORD IDord-7221e81745f94a05855b8465ae127515
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_05