Thionyl Chloride → N-(4'-chloro-2'-fluoro-5'-isopropyloxyphenyl)-5-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pentanamide

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To a solution of N-(4'-chloro-2'-fluoro-5'-isopropyloxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)pentanamide (1.2 g, 3.2 mmol) in 100 ml methylene chloride, was added thionyl chloride (0.24 ml) in one portion via pipette. The solution turned brown. It was heated to 40°-50° C. for about 7 hours, kept at room temperature for 64 hours, heated to 40° C. for 3 hours, then stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. Then additional thionyl chloride (0.1 ml) was added and heating to 40° C. was resumed for about 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dried in vacuo (50° C.) and the resulting golden brown, semi-solid mixture was purified via flash chromatography (20 ml fractions, 2'×7' column, 1:9 ethyl acetate/hexanes) to yield a brown solid, m.p. of 57°-63° C.

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