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HRID 463773Generated: October 29, 2026

(3-Methoxyphenyl)acetic acid → 3-Methoxyphenylacetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

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

Reaction Steps

Oxalyl chloride (57.1 g) is added to a stirred solution of 3-methoxyphenylacetic acid (49.85 g) in 300 ml of methylene chloride. The reaction mixture is stirred for 11/2 hr at RT, refluxed overnight, and then evaporated in vacuo. The residual product is used in the next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04544670
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_10
ORD IDord-eea52394c43a4fe0b98dbc4262e3de7a
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_10