4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone → HCID 59643010, compound

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4,4′-Dimethoxybenzophenone (225 mg, 0.93 mmol, 1.5 eq.), oxalyl chloride (944 mg, 7.44 mmol, 8 eq.) and methyl 2,3-dihydroxy-5-(toluene-4-sulfonyl)-benzoate (200 mg, 0.62 mmol, 1 eq.) were reacted according to GP2.2. The crude product was purified using flash chromatography (silica gel, hexane/EtOAc 20:1→9:1) to yield the title compound as a colorless solid.

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