5-Chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid → 5-Chloro-2-nitrobenzoyl chloride

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To a suspension of 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid (21 g, 100 mmol) in dry methylene chloride (200 mL) at 0° C. were added several drops of DMF, followed by oxalyl chloride (13 mL, 150 mmol). The reaction was warmed to ambient temperature. After 16 hours the solvents were removed and the viscous oil dried in vacuo to afford 23 g (quantitative yield) of 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoyl chloride; NMR (CDCl3) 8.1 (d, 1), 7.7 (m, 2) ppm.

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