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HRID 911322Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 4-(Chloromethyl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(1,3-Dioxaindan-4-yl)methanolHCID 2776187—
Product4-(Chloromethyl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxoleHCID 1310371291%

Reaction Steps

Dissolve benzo[1,3]dioxol-4-yl-methanol (1.9 g, 12.5 mmol) in thionyl chloride (3 mL, 41.1 mmol) and reflux the reaction mixture for 1 h. Concentrate in vacuo to obtain the desired intermediate as a yellow oil (1.9 g, 91%) that was used without further purification. GC-MS m/z: 170 (M+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08022062B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_09
ORD IDord-81a9365f5c2349abb63d8f7366efadd0
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_09