Methyl 4-(chlorocarbonyl)benzoate → Methyl 4-isothiocyanatocarbonylbenzoate

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Potassium thiocyanate (1.08 g) is added to a solution of methyl 4-chlorocarbonylbenzoate (2 g) in acetonitrile (30 ml). After stirring for 1 hour at approximately 20° C., the mixture is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure at 40° C. The solid obtained is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent:heptane/ethyl acetate 1:1) in order to produce the expected compound (2.1 g; 95% yield).

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