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HRID 862999Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 5-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant5-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acidHCID 182114—
Product5-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 2737383—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 8.0 g of 5-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid and 52 ml of thionyl chloride is heated on a steam bath for 1 hour. The volatiles are removed under vacuum and two times 50 ml of toluene is added and the solvent removed under vacuum to give 8.5 g of product as a gum.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05719278
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-1eec5451b5424369bae2039d39877036
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02