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HRID 840171Generated: October 29, 2026

4-Acetylbenzoic Acid → 4-Acetylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Acetylbenzoic AcidHCID 11470—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product4-Acetylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 13409603—

Reaction Steps

120 mmol of thionyl chloride are added to 600 mmol of 4-acetylbenzoic acid in 150 ml of toluene. The reaction mixture is heated at reflux for 3 hours and then cooled. The solvent is evaporated off. The product is used without any other treatment.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06365605B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_04
ORD IDord-0d3f4eb2a6ae454e90835cd35e894635
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_04