Reaction #847

Reaction equation

thionyl chloride

p-octyloxybenzoic acid

( 1 )

p-n-octyloxybenzoic acid

→

4-octyloxybenzoic acid chloride

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Temperaturethe mixture was refluxed for 5 hours
2. 2
   workup.DISTILLATIONExcessive thionyl chloride was distilled off
3. 3
   Otherto give a crude end compound

Procedure

A large excess of thionyl chloride was added to 10 g of the p-octyloxybenzoic acid prepared in (1), and the mixture was refluxed for 5 hours. Excessive thionyl chloride was distilled off to give a crude end compound.

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