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HRID 249537Generated: October 25, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 2-Phenylbutyryl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Reactant2-Phenylbutyric AcidHCID 7012—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product2-Phenylbutyryl chlorideHCID 9817368%

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (0.12 mol) in 60 mL of CH2Cl2 was added to a stirred solution of 2-phenylbutyric acid (16.4 g, 0.10 mol). A catalytic amount of DMF was added and the reaction was allowed to continue overnight at room temperature. The volatiles were removed under vacuum and the residual liquid was vacuum distilled to yield 12.4 g (68%) of 2-phenylbutyryl chloride. IR (neat) 1798 cm-1 (C=O).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05214191
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_05
ORD IDord-27d8209bcb5d425b9dd1ab8a3f96bc9c
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_05