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HRID 371521Generated: October 26, 2026

Water → 2-Chloro-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-6-methylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant2-Chloro-6-methylphenolHCID 6898—
Reactant1-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)benzeneHCID 7723—
CatalystZincchlorideHCID 3007855—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product2-Chloro-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-6-methylphenolHCID 23319416—

Reaction Steps

178.1 g (1.25 mol) 2-chloro-6-methylphenol and 80.5 g (0.5 mol) 4-chlorobenzyl chloride are dissolved in 300 ml dry chloroform. 40 g water-free, finely mortared ZnCl2 are subsequentlyadded.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04532367
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_07
ORD IDord-b42a7c7a56254d26ad242311a2889111
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_07