Kojic Acid → Chlorokojic acid

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50 g kojic acid (350 mmol, 1 equiv) was added to 220 ml thionyl chloride with stirring. The reaction vessel was cooled with ice and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour until a bright yellow suspension had formed. The mixture was vacuum filtered to give a crude white solid after washing with petroleum spirit. This solid was recrystallised from hot water to give 40 g of off-white crystals in 71% yield.

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