Oxalyl chloride → (3,5-Dibromo-4-methoxyphenyl)acetylchloride

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3,5-Dibromo-4-methoxyphenyl acetic acid (3.239 g, 0.01 mol) was refluxed with oxalyl chloride (2.03 g, 0.016 mol) in anhydrous benzene (50 mL) for 6 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, concentrated and evaporated 3 times with benzene to give an oil which was used for further reaction.

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