Methanol → HCID 58563097, compound

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To a mixture of commercially available 5-bromo-2-fluorophenylacetic acid (compound B1A, [CAS No. 883514-21-4], 6.42 g, 26 mmol) in toluene (52 ml) and thionyl chloride (SOCl2) (4.721 ml, 40 mmol) at 23° C. was added a drop of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4 hours (reaction checked by HPLC with product+MeOH). All volatiles were removed by rotary evaporation and the residue was dried in high vacuum to give the title compound as a colorless liquid (7.01 g, 105%), which was used without further purification.

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