Oxalyl chloride → (2-Methylphenoxy)acetyl chloride

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Oxalyl chloride (2.2 mL, 25 mM) was added to a stirred solution of (2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid (3.32 g, 20 mM) in dichloromethane (10 mL). Dry N,N-dimethylformamide (1 drop) was added to catalyse the reaction and the mixture was stirred for 16 hours. The solvent was removed by evaporation to leave (2-methylphenoxy)acetyl chloride as a pale yellow oil, which was used without further purification.

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