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HRID 603325Generated: November 2, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)methanolHCID 186748—
Product2,6-Dimethylbenzyl ChlorideHCID 221154—

Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 2,6-Dimethylbenzyl alcohol (9.94 g, 73 mmol) was added thionyl chloride (81.55 g, 685 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours, concentrated under reduced pressure and used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07906675B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_03
ORD IDord-dcb34f05e4f04f489b0e4f253533796d
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_03