Thionyl Chloride → Chlorocarbonyl methoxy-acetic acid benzyl ester

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A solution of Benzyloxy carbonyl methoxy-acetic acid (40 g) and Thionyl chloride (80 ml) was stirred at reflux temperature for 3 hours. Excess Thionyl chloride was distilled off, to the residue was added toluene (100 ml) and distilled off the solvent completely to get chloro carbonyl methoxy-acetic acid benzyl ester (40 g) as a light brown liquid which was used without further purification.

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