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HRID 39643Generated: October 27, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3,5-Dichloro-4-fluorobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3,5-Dichloro-4-fluorobenzoic acidHCID 19971303—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product3,5-Dichloro-4-fluorobenzoyl chlorideHCID 19612379—

Reaction Steps

3,5-dichloro-4-fluorobenzoic acid was refluxed with >1 equivalent of thionyl chloride and one drop of DMF neat or as a solution in CHCl3. The solvent and volatile by-products were removed in vacuo to provide 3,5-dichloro-4-fluorbenzoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08524948B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_09
ORD IDord-79e046e26e75425fb7e82c82a5c76a94
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_09