Oxalyl chloride → 3,3-Dimethylcyclobutane-1-carbonyl chloride

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To a 0° C. solution of 3,3-dimethylcyclobutanecarboxylic acid (1.35 g, 10.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was slowly added oxalyl chloride (4.01 g, 31.6 mmol) and 1 drop of N,N-dimethylformamide. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo to give crude 3,3-dimethylcyclobutanecarbonylchloride (1.54 g) as a yellow oil.

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