Cyclohexaneacetic acid → Cyclohexylacetyl chloride

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Cyclohexyl acetic acid (2.5 g; 0.02 moles) was mixed with SOCl2 (3.7 cc; 0.05 moles) and the resulting solution was kept at 80° C. for 1.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum and some washings were carried out with anhydrous toluene to remove SOCl2. The mixture was then dried under vacuum and the title product was obtained as a raw material which was used as such in the next step (b).

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