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HRID 421949Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → Benzylamine, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl-, hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantN-Benzyl-N-methylethanolamineHCID 66876—
ProductBenzylamine, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl-, hydrochlorideHCID 31967—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature35 °C

Reaction Steps

2-[benzyl(methyl)amino]ethanol was added dropwise to an excess of SOCl2 (50 eq.) and the mixture heated at 35° C. for 16 h. Volatiles were removed in vacuo and the residual oil triturated with Et2O to give the title compound as a white solid in quantitative yield. MS (ES+) m/z 184 (M+H)+; 186 (M+H)+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08101595B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_01
ORD IDord-c592461128af44e9a4a34fefaadd00b0
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_01