Oxalyl chloride → Oxo-(2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-indolizin-3-yl)-acetyl chloride

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Oxalyl chloride (17.2 mL, 0.19 mol) was added to an ice-cold solution of 2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-indolizine (32 g, 0.16 mol) in a mixture of toluene (20 mL) and THF (30 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 30 min. then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was triturated with petrol (5×300 mL) to afford oxo-(2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-indolizin-3-yl)-acetyl chloride (42 g, 89%) as a dark yellow solid.

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