3-Methoxybenzoic Acid → m-Anisoyl chloride

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This intermediate was prepared by either of two methods. In the first, a mixture of 100 g of m-anisic acid (0.658 mole), 250 g thionyl chloride (2.10 mole), and 5 mL of dimethylformamide was heated under reflux in a round-bottom flask with desiccant in the top of the condenser for exclusion of atmospheric moisture. Excess thionyl chloride was distilled from the product using a rotary film-evaporator at about 26.6 kPa pressure. The m-anisoyl chloride was then isolated by fractional distillation through a 25 cm Vigreux column at 109° C. and 1.6 kPa pressure.

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