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HRID 2252250Generated: November 1, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → bis(4-methoxyphenyl)chloromethane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactantp,p'-Dimethoxybenzhydryl alcoholHCID 69768—
Productbis(4-methoxyphenyl)chloromethaneHCID 10706646—

Reaction Steps

Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanol (30 g) was treated with thionyl chloride (40 mL). The resulting mixture was refluxed for 2.5 hours and concentrated to give the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07320986B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_01
ORD IDord-6d59e8412476428fa6342a6116691eda
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_01