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HRID 2260447Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzoyl chloride → Hydrochloric Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoyl chlorideHCID 7412—
CatalystIron chloride (FeCl3)HCID 24380—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
ProductHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ProductBenzophenoneHCID 3102—

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05476970
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_12
ORD IDord-822ebf7caa6442c0823dcfa2b9cc36e3
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_12