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HRID 2397856Generated: October 30, 2026

4-Methoxybenzyl alcohol → 4-Methyloxybenzyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Methoxybenzyl alcoholHCID 7738—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product4-Methyloxybenzyl chlorideHCID 69993—

Reaction Steps

To 138.0 g of p-methoxybenzyl alcohol in 500 ml of dry chloroform is added, dropwise, 119 g of thionyl chloride. Subsequently, the mixture is stirred and heated under reflux for 2 hours, concentrated from the steam bath and the residue fractionated to give p-methoxybenzyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04022897
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_05
ORD IDord-1de349cc9ae244f6a3a281a56f185a5c
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_05