Dimethylformamide → 4-Bromo-2,2-diphenylbutyric chloride

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4-Bromo-2,2-diphenylbutyric acid (D) (Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc.) (23 g, 72 mmol) was suspended in chloroform (150 mL), and thionyl chloride (20 mL) was added dropwise. After addition of thionyl chloride, DMF (0.2 mL) was added, and the resulting solution was heated at reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 4-bromo-2,2-diphenylbutyric acid chloride (E) as a pale yellow oil that was used for next step without further purification.

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