(Phenylthio)acetic acid → (Phenylthio)acetyl chloride

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To a solution of 5.0 g of (phenylthio)acetic acid in 20 ml of toluene under nitrogen was added 5.2 ml of oxalyl chloride in four portions. The solution was stirred at room temperature for about twenty hours and then concentrated in vacuo to the oily title compound, which was used in subsequent reactions without further purificaton or characterization.

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