Dimethylformamide → 4-Acetoxy-3-methoxybenzoyl chloride

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To a stirred suspension of 1.00 g (4.76 mmol) of 4-acetoxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid (Pfaltz and Bauer, Inc.) in 4 mL of anhyd CH2Cl2 (under a CaSO4 drying tube) was added 4.15 mL (47.6 mmol) of oxalyl chloride followed by 25 μL of anhyd DMF. After stirring for 4 h at room temperature, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound as light yellow crystals (1.12 g, 103%). 1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.81 (dd, 1H, J=8.4, 2.1 Hz), 7.66 (d, 1H, 2.1 Hz), 7.19 (d, 1H, 8.4 Hz), 3.91 (s, 3H), and 2.35 (s, 3H).

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