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HRID 276076Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 1-(Chloromethyl)-4-phenoxybenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(4-Phenoxyphenyl)methanolHCID 826195—
Product1-(Chloromethyl)-4-phenoxybenzeneHCID 52099497.2%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (13.34 g) was added to 4.06 g of 4-phenoxybenzyl alcohol, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 3.5 hours. After the completion of the concentration, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and with water. The organic layer was concentrated to give 4.31 g of 4-phenoxybenzyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06352985B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_03
ORD IDord-e48630886bf3471b8d19ba088efbd56b
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_03