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Thionyl Chloride → 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionic acidHCID 136302—
Product3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propionyl chlorideHCID 2196425896.3%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propionic acid (275.1 g, 1.6 mol) and thionyl chloride (300 mL, 4.1 mol) was heated to reflux for 3 h, cooled to room temperature and distilled under aspirator vacuum to give 287.6 g (96%) of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propionyl chloride as a pale pink oil, b.p., 120°-122° C./15 mm Hg:

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05872118
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_02
ORD IDord-b35a9893a28d48c2b269c358caf2e0f2
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_02