Dimethylformamide → 3-Cyanobenzoyl chloride

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In 10 ml of toluene, 576 mg of 3-cyanobenzoic acid were suspended, followed by the addition of 699 mg of thionyl chloride and 0.5 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. The resulting mixture was stirred under heating at 80° C. for 5 hours. After cooling, the solvent was distilled off from the reaction mixture under reduced pressure. To the residue, n-hexane was added. The solvent was then distilled off, whereby 3-cyanobenzoyl chloride was obtained.

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