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Thionyl Chloride → 3-Nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-Nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 616602—
Product3-Nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chlorideHCID 22608399—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (2.00 g, 8.51 mmol) in thionyl chloride (12.4 ml, 170 mmol) was heated at 90° C. for 2 hours. The solution was cooled to room temperature, concentrated, and azeotroped with toluene to provide 3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride as a liquid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08492371B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_07
ORD IDord-b4a247cdd43344568779fb562d08b5ea
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_07