Thionyl Chloride → 4-Phenoxybenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride

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The sulphonic acid (2a) was dissolved in an excess of thionyl chloride (30 mL), a catalytic amount of DMF (cat) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 6 h at reflux. The solvent was evaporated and the residue dissolved in Et20 (40 mL). The ether solution was washed with 5% aqueous NaOH (3×40 mL) and water (6×40 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. After drying in high vacuum overnight, the pure product was obtained as a white solid. Yield 63%: 2.09 g, 7.44 mmol, (light yellow syrup). 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.44 (d, 3J=9.1 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.38 (d, 3J=9.1 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.19 (t, 1H, ArH), 7.12 (d, 3J=9.1 Hz, 2H, ArH), 6.98 (d, 3J=9.1 Hz, 2H, ArH)

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