Oxalyl chloride → 2-Chloro-5-methylthiobenzoyl chloride

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2-Chloro-5-methylthiobenzoic acid (182 mg, 1 mmol) was treated with a solution of oxalyl chloride (1.5 mL of 2 M in dichloromethane, 3 mmol) and a catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide. The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The excess oxalyl chloride was removed in vacuo to afford 2-chloro-5-methylthiobenzoyl chloride.

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