Benzoyl chloride → Hydrochloric Acid

HRID 2260447Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2260447 reaction equation
[C:1]([Cl:9])(=[O:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1>[Fe](Cl)(Cl)Cl.C1C=CC=CC=1>[C:1]([C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)(=[O:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[ClH:9]

Participants

5

Reactant 1

HCID 7412Benzoyl chloride

Product 2

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 3102Benzophenone

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 24380Iron chloride (FeCl3)CatalystHCID 241BenzeneSolvent

Procedure

In the presence of catalytic amounts of iron (III) chloride, and under the appropriate conditions of temperature and pressure, benzoyl chloride and benzene react to form benzophenone and hydrochloric acid.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-822ebf7caa6442c0823dcfa2b9cc36e3
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1995_12
Patent number
US05476970

Reaction notes

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