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HRID 976397Generated: October 29, 2026

o-Benzylbenzoic acid → 2-Benzylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactanto-Benzylbenzoic acidHCID 11924—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product2-Benzylbenzoyl chlorideHCID 12682362—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5.0 g of 2-(phenylmethyl) benzoic acid in 5.0 ml of thionyl chloride is heated on a steam bath for 1 hour. The volatiles are evaporated in vacuo to give 5.74 g of the desired product as an oil. M+ =227 as methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05612334
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_03
ORD IDord-df4fc48fb9a243858230fde446b78d44
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_03