Process for the preparation of optionally substituted benzoyl chloride

摘要

A process for the preparation of optionally substituted benzoyl chloride from optionally substituted benzotrichloride at elevated temperature in the presence of a catalyst is described wherein optionally substituted benzotrichloride or a mixture thereof with optionally substituted benzoyl chloride is reacted with an excess of 1 to 20 mol percent of optionally substituted benzoic acid and/or water and the hydrogen chloride-containing off-gases formed during the reaction are washed with optionally substituted benzotrichloride or the mixture of optionally substituted benzotrichloride and optionally substituted benzoyl chloride.