Thionyl Chloride → 1-(Chloromethyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzene

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(3-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)phenyl)methanol from Step 1 (1.3 g, 4.85 mmol), in dichloromethane (10 mL), was cooled to 0° C., and treated dropwise with thionyl chloride (0.39 mL, 5.33 mmol). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and was stirred for 16 h. The reaction was concentrated by evaporation and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-20%, EtOAc:heptane) to afford the title compound (1.34 g) as a thick oil.

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