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HRID 978910Generated: October 27, 2026

Toluene → 2-Chloro-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethan-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantChloroacetyl chlorideHCID 6577—
Product2-Chloro-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 237805—

Reaction Steps

reacting toluene with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst in a suitable solvent to produce 4-(2-chloroacetyl)toluene,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04665246
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_05
ORD IDord-a058c95987d5424181cf14de1164b29d
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_05