Thionyl Chloride → HCID 22145275, compound

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A mixture of 3-(2-ethylphenyl)propanoic acid (prepared in 3 steps from 1-ethyl-2-iodobenzene, 4.24 g, 23.8 mmole), thionyl chloride (9.50 ml, 130 mmole) and toluene (100 ml) was refluxed for 2 hours. Concentration in vacuo gave 3-(2-ethylphenyl)propanoyl chloride which was taken up in methylene chloride and used in the next step as a crude. Step 2:

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