Oxalyl chloride → 2-(5-t-Butylfuran-2-yl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride

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A mixture of 2-(5-t-butylfuran-2-yl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (3.6 g, 0.017 mol) and oxalyl chloride (4.4 g, 0.035 mol) in hexane (40 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours and then warmed at 60° C. for 3 hours. The hexane and excess oxalyl chloride were removed in vacuo to give 2-(5-t-butylfuran-2-yl)-cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (3.9 g, 100%) as a pale yellow liquid which was used in the next stage without further purification.

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