Oxalyl chloride → (2R)-2-(2,4-Di-t-butylphenyloxy)propanoyl chloride

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To a mixture of 675 m9 (2.2 mmol) of (2R)-2-(2,4-di-t-butylphenyloxy)propanoic acid (18) and 4 drops of N,N-dimethylformamide in methylene chloride (20 mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmophere was added 1.21 mL (2.4 mmol) of a 2M solution of oxalyl chloride in methylene chloride dropwise over a 10 min period. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature overnight. The solvent and any excess oxalyl chloride was removed by rotary evaporation and dried (under vacuum) to afford 715 mg (99%) of (2R)-2-(2,4-di-t-butylphenyloxy)propanoyl chloride (16) as a crude yellow liquid: 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ1.29 (s, 9 H), 1.42 (s, 9 H), 1.76-1.79 (d, 3 H), 4.94-5.00 (q, 1 H), 6.50-6.(d, 1 H), 7.12-7.16 (d, 1 H), 7.36 (s, 1 H); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ175.0, 152.8, 144.1, 137.4, 124.6, 123.4, 110.6, 78.6, 35.1, 34.3, 1.5, 30.0, 18.0.

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