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HRID 488178Generated: October 28, 2026

Benzoyl chloride → Benzophenone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoyl chlorideHCID 7412—
CatalystIron chloride (FeCl3)HCID 24380—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
ProductBenzophenoneHCID 3102—

Reaction Steps

In the presence of catalytic amounts of anhydrous iron (III) chloride, and under the appropriate conditions of temperature and pressure, benzoyl chloride and benzene react to form benzophenone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05298664
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_03
ORD IDord-0474cab731e94ad099486dfc0b403412
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_03