Thionyl Chloride → 4,6-Dichloro-1-indanone

HRID 968071Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 968071 reaction equation
S(Cl)(Cl)=O.[Cl:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([Cl:12])[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]=1[CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]([OH:17])=O>C(Cl)Cl>[Cl:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([Cl:12])[CH:9]=[C:8]2[C:7]=1[CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]2=[O:17]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 24386Thionyl ChlorideHCID 27409153-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)propanoic acid

Product 1

HCID 122065184,6-Dichloro-1-indanoneYield 74.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

Thionyl chloride (36.9 g) was added dropwise at 40° C. to a solution of 3-(2,4-di-chlorophenyl)propionic acid (43.8 g) in methylene chloride (200 ml). After reaction was complete, excess thionyl chloride and the solvent were removed by distillation. The oily residue was added dropwise at 40° C. to a suspension of aluminium chloride (53.3 g) in methylene chloride (200 ml). The reaction mixture was added to dilute hydrochloric acid after 18 hours at 40° C. The aqueous phase was separated off and extracted once with methylene chloride (250 ml). The combined organic phases were freed from the solvent. The residue was recrystallized from cyclohexane. 30 g of a colorless solid (m.p.: 115-116° C.) were obtained.

Workup

  1. customAfter reaction
  2. customexcess thionyl chloride and the solvent were removed by distillation
  3. additionThe oily residue was added dropwise at 40° C. to a suspension of aluminium chloride (53.3 g) in methylene chloride (200 ml)
  4. additionThe reaction mixture was added to dilute hydrochloric acid after 18 hours at 40° C
  5. customThe aqueous phase was separated off
  6. extractionextracted once with methylene chloride (250 ml)
  7. customThe residue was recrystallized from cyclohexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c645b62717e04d4498f4de95e167058c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2005_10
Patent number
US06956129B2

Reaction notes

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