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HRID 353811Generated: October 26, 2026

Oxalyl chloride → 4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4-(Chloromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 74234—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product4-(Chloromethyl)benzoyl chlorideHCID 70136—

Reaction Steps

Oxalyl chloride (4.4 mL of 2M in chloroform, 8.8 mmol) was added to a suspension of 4-(chloromethyl)benzoic acid (1 g, 5.7 mmol) in dichloromethane. N,N-dimethylformamide (4 drops) was added to catalyze the reaction. After 1 hour analysis by HPLC indicated 100% clean conversion. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to provide 4-(chloromethyl)benzoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06756382B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_06
ORD IDord-7cadaf82a2f04fe683c43460d0dc3fad
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_06