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HRID 442346Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → p-Chloromethylphenylacetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-(Chloromethyl)phenylacetic acidHCID 10313419—
Productp-Chloromethylphenylacetyl chlorideHCID 20380233—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1 g of p-chloromethylphenylacetic acid and 6 ml of thionyl chloride is stirred at room temperature for 25 hours after which the excess thionyl chloride is removed under vacuum to yield p-chloromethylphenylacetyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04045438
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_08
ORD IDord-05a6d14492d4416e891aa8b6f6a8d12a
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_08