Dimethylformamide → 4-Fluoro-2-hydroxybenzoyl chloride

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A suspension of 4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-benzoic acid (15 g, 96.1 mmol) in heptane (190 mL) was treated with thionyl chloride (21 mL, 288 mmol) in a dropwise manner over 30 min. A drop of N,N-dimethylformamide was added and the solution was heated for 4 h at 60° C. The excess thionyl chloride was distilled off under reduced pressure. The remaining solution was cooled to room temperature, filtered, and concentrated to give 4-fluoro-2-hydroxy-benzoyl chloride as a pale yellow crystalline solid (14.2 g, 85%).

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