Thionyl Chloride → 3-Ethylbenzoyl chloride

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Reaction Steps

3-Ethylbenzoic acid (9.40 g, 62.6 mmol) was added slowly to thionyl chloride (45 mL) at 0° C., and N,N-dimethylformamide (3 drops) was added dropwise. The obtained reaction mixture was refluxed under heating as it was for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated and used without purification in the next reaction.

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