Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-1-(1-chloro-ethyl)-4-methoxy-benzene

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Thionyl chloride (0.9 ml) was added to a solution of 1-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanol (2 g) in DCM (5 ml) at 0° C. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and then stirred for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated to an oil and filtered over SiO2 (1 g) to give the title compound (2 g) as a light brown oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.5 (1H, d), 6.8-6.9 (2H, m), 5.5 (1H, q), 3.8 (3H, s), 1.8 (3H, d).

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