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HRID 357694Generated: October 29, 2026

Formic Acid → 3-Fluorobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant3-FluorobenzotrichlorideHCID 67866—
CatalystFerrous ChlorideHCID 24458—
Product3-Fluorobenzoyl chlorideHCID 74376—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

300 g of 3-fluorobenzotrichloride and 1.5 g of iron chloride are placed in an apparatus comprising a 1 l four necked flask equipped with stirrer, thermometer, reflux condenser and dropping funnel. The mixture was heated to 80° C. A total of 53 ml of formic acid were then added over 5 hours in such a manner that the temperature could readily be maintained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05840975
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_11
ORD IDord-33f9cfd201e04a34a6e4ad53643cc773
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_11