Methanol → HCID 2517421, compound

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2-chloro-5-(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid (4 g, 0.016 mol) was dissolved in MeOH (10 ml) and thionyl chloride (1 ml) was added. The reaction was stirred for 72 h at RT. Solvents were evaporated and crude solid was dissolved in DCM and washed with saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3. The organic solvent was dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated to obtain 0.88 g of the title compound as white solid.

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