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HRID 504265Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzenepropanoic acid → Benzenepropanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzenepropanoic acidHCID 107—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductBenzenepropanoyl chlorideHCID 64801—

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (21.8 mL, 300 mmol) was added to a solution of 3-phenylpropionic acid (15 g, 99.9 mol) in DCM (40 mL) and was stirred overnight. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo to yield intermediate (7a), which was used in the next step without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07777077B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_08
ORD IDord-1406adeed3a14f5ebf210677d0bfcf8c
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_08