(4-Nitrophenyl)acetic acid → Benzeneacetyl chloride, 4-nitro-

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To mixture of p-nitrophenylacetic acid (1 g, 5.5 mmol) in benzene (10 ml) was added thionyl chloride (0.8 ml) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 12 hr and then cooled. The excess thionyl chloride and benzene were removed in vacuo to obtain (4-nitro-phenyl)-acetyl chloride (1 g, 91%).

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