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HRID 964402Generated: October 29, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Chlorooctane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant1-OctanolHCID 957—
CatalystPyridineHCID 1049—
Product1-ChlorooctaneHCID 8142—

Reaction Steps

In JP 74/034 646, for example, n-octyl alcohol is reacted with HCl gas at 130° C., with pyridine as a catalyst, to form n-octyl chloride. The product is distilled off at reduced pressure. The yield here is only 93.6%, based on the alcohol used.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05767330
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_06
ORD IDord-6187fbbbe03c42e3ba6dfae30c72cd14
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_06