Oxalyl chloride → 2-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoyl chloride

HRID 379489Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 379489 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([O:12][C:13]([F:16])([F:15])[F:14])=[CH:8][C:4]=1[C:5](O)=[O:6].C(Cl)(=O)C([Cl:20])=O>CN(C)C=O.ClCCl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([O:12][C:13]([F:16])([F:15])[F:14])=[CH:8][C:4]=1[C:5]([Cl:20])=[O:6]

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 65578Oxalyl chlorideHCID 27752862-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid

Product 1

HCID 35805962-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoyl chloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 6228DimethylformamideCatalystHCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

Combine 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzoic acid (0.6 g, 2.53 mmol) and dichloromethane (10 mL). Cool in an ice bath. Add dropwise oxalyl chloride (0.64 mL, 5.0 mmol) followed by dimethylformamide (1 drop). Warm to ambient temperature. After 3 hours, evaporate invcuo and dry to give the title compound.

Workup

  1. temperatureCool in an ice bath
  2. customevaporate invcuo
  3. customdry

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4614e54603334fb88f3ec6fd29f4d154
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_10
Patent number
US06297259B1

Reaction notes

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