Oxalyl chloride → HCID 22888202, compound

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To a stirred solution of 4-fluoroindole (2.00 g, 14.8 mmol) in ether (15 mL), at 0° C. under Ar, was added oxalyl chloride (1.55 mL, 17.8 mmol) dropwise. The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and then it was filtered and the filtercake was washed with ether. The resulting solid was dried in vacuo to give the title compound (2.60 g, 78%) as a yellow powder:

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