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HRID 2352315Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → (E)-4-Fluorocinnamoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Fluorocinnamic acidHCID 1530234—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product(E)-4-Fluorocinnamoyl chlorideHCID 5706471105.3%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 15.0 g. (0.09 mole) of trans-4-fluorocinnamic acid (Compound LXXVI) and 30 ml. (0.41 mole) of thionyl chloride in 100 ml. of toluene is stirred at 70° C. for 18 hours, and the solvent is evaporated at reduced pressure to obtain the crude product (17.5 g. (>100%)).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04876280
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_10
ORD IDord-776ffac4160a49d59cd8051d63e04376
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_10