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Thionyl Chloride → 5-Chloro-5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annulene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantDibenzosuberenolHCID 82577—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product5-Chloro-5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annuleneHCID 11075135—

Reaction Steps

5.00 grams (24 millimoles) of 5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ol and 8.57 grams (72 millimoles) of thionyl chloride were heated together in refluxing benzene for 0.5 hour, then the solvent was vaporized to obtain a 5-chloro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene intermediate as residue.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04616023
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_10
ORD IDord-8199a881410643b6bc03031f323d257e
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_10