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HRID 55162Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → o-Tolyl-acetyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactanto-Tolylacetic acidHCID 69519—
Producto-Tolyl-acetyl chlorideHCID 2760632—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2.0 g of o-tolylacetic acid in 27 ml of thionyl chloride is heated at reflux for 1 hour. The volatiles are evaporated in vacuo to give a residue which is concentrated from toluene three times and dried under vacuum to give 2.1 g of the desired product as a light brown oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05624923
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-9e3ada643d264e1abb01d8e9bf8ac9c6
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04