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HRID 440255Generated: October 29, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 3-Methoxyphenylacetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Reactant(3-Methoxyphenyl)acetic acidHCID 15719—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3-Methoxyphenylacetyl chlorideHCID 2733246—

Reaction Steps

An excess of oxalyl chloride was added dropwise to a stirred mixture of 3-methoxyphenylacetic acid (33.2 g), DMF (4 ml) and methylene chloride (800 ml) and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 65 hours. The mixture was evaporated to leave 3-methoxyphenylacetyl chloride (39.6 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05519022
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_05
ORD IDord-bea7fa7cc92a40af8bc845068b596097
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_05