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HRID 863003Generated: October 28, 2026

2,3-Dimethylbenzoic acid → 2,3-Dimethylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2,3-Dimethylbenzoic acidHCID 11782—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product2,3-Dimethylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 2800899—

Reaction Steps

As described for Reference Example 21, 3.0 g of 2,3-dimethylbenzoic acid is reacted with 40 ml of thionyl chloride to give 3.2 g of the product as a colorless oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05719278
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-6b151616b86c45d38f5242735cd438fd
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02