Product Overview

• Benzoyl Chloride is a reactive acyl chloride compound derived from benzoic acid, widely used as a fundamental benzoylation agent across pharmaceutical, dye, and specialty chemical manufacturing. It appears as a clear, colorless to pale yellow, fuming liquid with a sharp, pungent odor, and reacts readily with water, alcohols, and amines, undergoing rapid hydrolysis in moist conditions. Procorbay International supplies industrial-grade Benzoyl Chloride serving as a key acylating agent in the synthesis of benzoate esters, pharmaceutical intermediates, dye precursors, and peroxide-based polymerization initiators.
• Benzoyl Chloride is manufactured through the chlorination of toluene followed by controlled reaction, or through the direct reaction of benzoic acid with chlorinating agents such as thionyl chloride or phosgene, followed by distillation to achieve the required industrial purity. Procorbay sources Benzoyl Chloride from established fine and specialty chemical manufacturers with consistent quality control over purity, acid value, and moisture-exclusion packaging integrity.
• Industrially, Benzoyl Chloride serves as one of the most widely used acylating agents in organic synthesis, valued for its high reactivity in Schotten-Baumann-type benzoylation reactions with alcohols and amines to form benzoate esters and benzamides. It is a key raw material in the synthesis of benzoyl peroxide (a widely used polymerization initiator and acne-treatment active ingredient), various pharmaceutical intermediates, dye and pigment precursors, and cellulose ester modification chemistry used in specialty coatings and plastics. Its reactivity also makes it valuable in the synthesis of UV-stabilizer and preservative compounds used across personal care and industrial formulation.
• Given its foundational role across pharmaceutical, dye, and polymer initiator synthesis, Procorbay maintains reliable Benzoyl Chloride supply with attention to moisture-protected packaging throughout the supply chain.