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HRID 232263Generated: October 30, 2026

(4-Chlorophenyl)acetic acid → 4-Chlorophenylacetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(4-Chlorophenyl)acetic acidHCID 15880—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product4-Chlorophenylacetyl chlorideHCID 90692—

Reaction Steps

To 100 mL of chloroform is added 4-chlorobenzeneacetic acid (17 g, 0.1 mol) and 24 g (0.2 mol) of thionyl chloride. Reflux the reaction mixture for 3 hours and remove the solvent in vacuo to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04851526
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_07
ORD IDord-b5c0cdb5c426458bb669b3eccacbbbc5
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_07