Octanoic Acid → Octanoyl chloride

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

86.6 g (0.6 mol) of octanoic acid and 890 g of monochlorobenzene are introduced into the reactor and 600 g (6.07 mol) of phosgene are then added over about 30 minutes, while maintaining the temperature of the reaction medium at a maximum of 25° C. The set pressure is adjusted to 10.5 bar relative and the reaction medium is heated. After two hours, the level of residual acid is about 1 mol %, the level of residual anhydride is zero and the level of octanoyl chloride obtained is 99 mol %.

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