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HRID 981361Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → Benzoyl chloride, 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoro-3-nitro-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2,4-Dichloro-5-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 2734259—
CatalystDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductBenzoyl chloride, 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoro-3-nitro-HCID 11818130—

Reaction Steps

254 g (1 mol) of 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoro-3-nitro-benzoic acid are refluxed in 700 ml of thionyl chloride with addition of 3 drops of dimethylformamide until the gas evolution ceases. Excess thionyl chloride is removed by distillation, and the residue is fractionated in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04990661
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_02
ORD IDord-6e9702b552f34a4487227e7863837c8d
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_02