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HRID 463640Generated: October 30, 2026

Palmitic Acid → Palmitoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPalmitic AcidHCID 985—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ProductPalmitoyl chlorideHCID 8206—

Reaction Steps

Palmitic acid (1 mole) is heated with thionyl chloride (20 mole) at 75° C. for 2 hours. The thionyl chloride is removed by distillation at atmospheric pressure and the palmitoyl chloride is then separated by distillation under reduced pressure.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04544504
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_10
ORD IDord-e719b4dd08654a40988f8719fb833c17
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_10