Thionyl Chloride → 1-(Chloromethyl)pyrene

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Thionyl chloride (15 mL, 200 mmol) was added dropwise to a suspension of 1-hydroxymethylpyrene (9.3 g, 40 mmol) in dry benzene (150 mL) at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure gave a creamy-white solid, m.p. 146°-148° C., yield: 9.6 g, 96%.

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