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HRID 2260122Generated: October 31, 2026

Oxalyl chloride → 4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoic acidHCID 2777085—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product4,4,4-Trifluorobutanoyl chlorideHCID 15104474—

Reaction Steps

4,4,4-Trifluorobutyric acid (5.8 g, 0.041 mole) was dissolved in benzene (30 ml). Oxalyl chloride (6.2 g, 0.049 mole) was added and the reaction stirred for 20 hrs. The benzene and excess oxalyl chloride was removed by distillation to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05476859
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_12
ORD IDord-98662f13159444a9995ab68452fbc37c
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_12