Oxalyl chloride → 3-Isopropoxybenzoyl chloride

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Reaction Steps

Combine 3-isopropoxybenzoic acid (50 mmol) and dichloromethane (100 mL). Cool in an ice bath. Add in dropwise fashion, oxalyl chloride (55 mmol). Allow the reaction mixture to warm to ambient temperature. After 2 h, concentrate in vacuo to obtain a residue. Use the title compound without further purification.

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