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HRID 866384Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-Benzyloxybenzoylchloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-(Benzyloxy)benzoic acidHCID 73880—
Product4-BenzyloxybenzoylchlorideHCID 3766410—

Reaction Steps

4-Carboxyphenoxy phenyl methane (20g) was converted to the acid chloride by heating under reflux with thionyl chloride for 1hr. Excess thionyl chloride was removed by distillation to yield 4-chlorocarbonylphenoxy phenyl methane.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04098816
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_07
ORD IDord-02365285442642a4a431cd1dbfc0c345
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_07