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Oxalyl Chloride Challenge

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Keras - 9-7-2022 at 02:39

Did anyone try the method, described in a Chemplayer’s video, of making acyl chlorides by passing dry HCl into an ice-chilled mixture of acetonitrile and said carboxylic acid (in this case, oxalic acid)?

ErgoloidMesylate - 19-8-2022 at 10:13

Quote: Originally posted by Praxichys  
Well, beans. Back to the drawing board.


Incredible.

ErgoloidMesylate - 19-8-2022 at 10:23

Quote: Originally posted by Keras  
Did anyone try the method, described in a Chemplayer’s video, of making acyl chlorides by passing dry HCl into an ice-chilled mixture of acetonitrile and said carboxylic acid (in this case, oxalic acid)?


Looks to me like the only sure way of doing it is with phosphorus pentachloride, sorry.

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