Oxalyl chloride → HCID 15104473, compound

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To 2-methyl-4,4,4-trifluorobutyric acid (172 g) in methylene chloride (150 mL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (3.5 mL) at 0° C., under nitrogen was added (dropwise) oxalyl chloride (125 mL). The mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for 16 hours. After distillation of the solvent, distillation using a concentric tube distillation column (40 cm×15 mm) afforded 2-methyl-4,4,4-trifluorobutyryl chloride (about 99% purity, 79.87 g, 42%); bp 115.0°-116.0° C. (at atmospheric pressure, measured at room temperature as 763.27 mm Hg); GLC: tR =5.04 min; MS(CI): 139 (M+H-HCl).

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