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HRID 2304697Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 522268—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product4-Fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl ChlorideHCID 144253—

Reaction Steps

1.5 g of 4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid, 0.65 ml of thionyl chloride and two drops of DMF are heated under reflux for 12 h in 17 ml of toluene and the mixture is subsequently concentrated and used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06436999B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_08
ORD IDord-f504874ff5b948518f1682fb01133fa0
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_08