Thionyl Chloride → 2-Nitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride

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0.56 g (0.00238 mol) of 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoic acid was dissolved in 7 ml of thionyl chloride and boiled under reflux for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was concentrated and the residue was taken up twice in toluene and evaporated to dryness each time. 0.53 g (94%) of 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoyl chloride was obtained as a yellow oil.

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