Oxalyl chloride → HCID 14265167, compound

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Oxalyl chloride (246 μl, 2.86 mmol) and one drop of dimethylformamide were added dropwise to a suspension of biphenylacetic acid (30 mg, 1.41 mmol) in methylene chloride (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was coevaporated with toluene twice to give 310 mg of the title product as a yellow solid.

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