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HRID 553690Generated: October 27, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 4-Bromo-3-methylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant4-Bromo-3-methylbenzoic acidHCID 82131—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product4-Bromo-3-methylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 7021534—

Reaction Steps

To 4-bromo-3-methylbenzoic acid (8.6 g, 40.0 mmol) in CH2Cl2 was added DMF (0.4 mL), followed by oxalyl chloride (3.7 mL, 42 mmol) slowly over 10 minutes by syringe. The reaction was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, and then concentrated to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08048902B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_11
ORD IDord-db03c296492f4a5e91b55b50031f5db2
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_11