Oxalyl chloride → 4-Bromo-2-fluoro-benzoic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzoic acid (4 g, 18 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was added dropwise oxalyl dichloride (4.6 g, 36 mmol). The reaction was heated to 60° C. overnight and added slowly into ice water, and extracted with DCM (50 mL×2). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give the desired product (3.7 g, 88%) as brown solid.

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