2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid → 2,6-Dimethylbenzoyl chloride

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DMF (2 drops) was added to 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid (0.100 g, 0.666 mmol) in thionyl chloride (0.50 mL, 6.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h and concentrated to yield the titled compound, which was used in the next step without further purification.

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