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HRID 407599Generated: October 29, 2026

4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid → 4-tert-Butylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-tert-Butylbenzoic acidHCID 7403—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product4-tert-Butylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 74372—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-tert-butylbenzoic acid (1000 g, 5.6 mol) in sulfurous dichloride (1.5 L) was refluxed for 3 hours. Then the mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and the crude 101a was used in next step without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08754077B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_06
ORD IDord-8740ceb6cc2144cf919cf65d44a40106
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_06