Trichlorotoluene is primarily used as a solvent, but it can also be used to produce pesticides, dyes, transformer oils, electrolytes, lubricants, and heat transfer media. Benzoyl chloride, produced using trichlorotoluene as a raw material, is an important benzoylating agent with wide applications in dye, pharmaceutical, and pesticide production, and it also has numerous derivative products. Trichlorotoluene is also a raw material for the production of COVID-19 treatment drugs, therefore, the synthesis of trichlorotoluene has received high attention from related industries.
