Hydrochloric Acid → 4-tert-Butylchlorobenzene

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To 16.9 g of chlorobenzene was added 1.5 g of ferric chloride, and hydrogen chloride gas was blown into the mixture for minutes. Then, 46 g of tert-butyl chloride was added dropwise to the mixture at 30° C. over a period of 1 hour. The mixture was maintained at 30° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate and then with water, and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 25 g of 4-tertbutylchlorobenzene (bp.: 113° C./28 mmHg).

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