Thionyl Chloride → HCID 20344102, compound

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2-(3-Fluorophenoxy)benzenemethanol (30 g.) was mixed with 13.2 ml. of pyridine. Thionyl chloride (12.4 ml.) was added dropwise at 25°-30°, the mixture stirred 5 hours at room temperature, then partitioned between water and ether. The organic layer was washed with a 10% sodium carbonate solution, then with water, dried over sodium carbonate and evaporated to give the title compound. ##STR12##

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