Thionyl Chloride → 3-(3,4-Dimethylphenyl)propanoyl chloride

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A 1 L three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a condenser, magnetic stir bar, thermometer, and a nitrogen inlet was charged with 3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl) propionic acid (64.0 g, 0.359 mol), dichloromethane (500 mL), and thionyl chloride (110 mL, 1.5 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 7 hours. Dichloromethane and excess thionyl chloride were removed by rotary evaporation under reduced pressure to yield 3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)propionyl chloride as an amber oil (70.6 g, 100% conversion by GC).

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