Thionyl Chloride → Benzene, (2-chloroethoxy)-

HRID 2371580Notes

Reaction equation

[O:1]([CH2:8][CH2:9]O)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.S(Cl)([Cl:13])=O>>[O:1]([CH2:8][CH2:9][Cl:13])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 24386Thionyl Chloride

HCID 31236Phenoxyethanol

Product 1

HCID 12156Benzene, (2-chloroethoxy)-

Procedure

Reacting 2-phenoxy-ethanol with thionyl chloride in the presence of a catalytic amount of a tetra-alkyl ammonium halide at a temp. of from about 0° C. to 80° C., optionally in the presence of a solvent to form 2-phenoxy-ethyl chloride;

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-2cde391b8a764e0b8f59c88bcc42b513
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1992_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05093526

Reaction notes

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