Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl)acetate

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Thionyl chloride (16.7 g, 0.14 mol) was added drop-wise to a 0° C. solution of (2-chloro-5-nitro-phenyl)acetic acid (15 g, 0.07 mol) in EtOH (300 mL) and the resultant mixture was heated at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue poured into ice water, and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organics were washed with brine, then satd. NaHCO3, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give ethyl 2-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl)acetate (17 g, 99% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 8.35 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (dd, J=8.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.96 (s, 2H), 1.15 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

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