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HRID 568752Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Benzyloxybenzoylchloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-(Benzyloxy)benzoic acidHCID 73880—
Product4-BenzyloxybenzoylchlorideHCID 376641058.4%

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (63.1 g, 0.53 mol) was added to p-benzyloxybenzoic acid (100.0 g, 0.44 mol), followed by refluxing the mixture for about 2 hours, and completely removing excess thionyl chloride by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain p-benzyloxybenzoic acid chloride (63.4 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04729847
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_03
ORD IDord-a4e0a30e8bcd43c481dbffadee5ac192
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_03