Dimethylformamide → 4,5-Dibromofuran-2-carbonyl chloride

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Oxalyl chloride (10.4 ml, 0.12 mol) was added to a suspension of 4,5-dibromo-2-furoic acid (27 g, 0.1 mol) in dichloromethane (300 ml) containing dimethylformamide (0.1 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was re-dissolved in dichloromethane and concentrated in vacuo; this was repeated to give the title compound which was used directly in the following step.

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