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HRID 863459Generated: October 30, 2026

(4-Nitrophenyl)acetic acid → Benzeneacetyl chloride, 4-nitro-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(4-Nitrophenyl)acetic acidHCID 4661—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ProductBenzeneacetyl chloride, 4-nitro-HCID 6452210100%

Reaction Steps

A stirred mixture of 4-nitrophenylacetic acid (25 g, 0.138 mol) in thionyl chloride (50 ml, 0.685 mol) was heated at reflux for 2 hours then concentrated to yield 4-nitrophenylacetyl chloride (27.55 g) as a tan solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05721247
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-cdd0f989aed84df599d7a26af99cf41d
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02