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HRID 928534Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoic acidHCID 88870—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product2-Chloro-6-methylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 22382040—

Reaction Steps

In one embodiment, the step comprises combining 2-chloro-6-methylbenzoic acid with, e.g., thionyl chloride or oxalyl chloride, optionally in the presence of a catalytic amount of DMF, to afford 2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09290497B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-9a7d3ff10c8e4dc99889dcfb35198025
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03