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Thionyl Chloride → 3-(Chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-BiphenylmethanolHCID 603556—
Product3-(Chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenylHCID 15480892—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 50 mg of 3-hydroxymethylbiphenyl in 1.5 mL thionyl chloride was heated at reflux temperature for 4 hr, cooled to room temperature and the solvent removed by evaporation under reduced pressure to yield 45 mg of 3-chloromethylbiphenyl which was used in the next step without further purification or characterization.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06221871B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-9e13e4c29c3e404eb17e55021b1c95f0
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04