Thionyl Chloride → HCID 13753408, compound

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12.8 grams (0.11 mole) of thionyl chloride was added to a solution of 24.6 grams (0.086 mole) of 3-bromo-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ol in 750 milliliters of benzene and the resulting mixture heated at reflux temperature for two hours. At the end of this period, the mixture was cooled, concentrated to dryness in vacuo to obtain 24.3 grams of 3-bromo-5-chloro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene intermediate compound.

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