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HRID 971440Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → p-Trifluoromethylbenzyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzenemethanolHCID 67684—
Productp-Trifluoromethylbenzyl chlorideHCID 123096—

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (15.0 g) was added to 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenemethanol (15.0 g) over 30 min. The mixture was heated at reflux for 2 hr and then evaporated. The residue was distilled to afford the product as a colourless liquid b.p. 88°-92°/14 mm (11.0 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04160036
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_07
ORD IDord-d4f7dc5aee0e4cd29118328928ecf4d0
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_07