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4,4' Dichlorobenzophenone

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Formula
  
C13H8Cl2O

Boiling point
  
353 °C

Molar mass
  
251.11 g/mol

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4,4’-Dichlorobenzophenone is an organic compound with the formula of (ClC6H4)2CO.

Synthesis

4,4’-Dichlorobenzophenone is prepared by the acylation of chlorobenzene with 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The conversion is typically conducted in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst in a petroleum ether solvent.

ClC6H5C(O)Cl + C6H5Cl → (ClC6H4)2CO + HCl

References

4,4'-Dichlorobenzophenone Wikipedia
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