Application

Thionyl chloride may be used in the following processes:To facilitate the synthesis of indenones from 3-hydroxyindanones via dehydroxylation.Surface modification of amorphous carbon nanotubes (α-CNTs) in stearic acid-dichloromethane solution.To functionalize silica gel for thioacetalization of aldehydes.Conversion of tert-butyl esters to acid chlorides.Conversion of aliphatic and aromatic sulfoxides to sulfides in the presence of triphenylphosphine.As an activator to generate ketenes in-situ for preparing 2-azetidinones.

General description

Thionyl chloride is an inorganic acid chloride mainly used to prepare carboxylic acid chlorides from carboxylic acids.

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Packaging

5 mL in glass bottle

100, 4×100, 500 mL in Sure/Seal™

1, 2.5 L in Sure/Seal™