Dimethylformamide → 4-Iodobenzoyl chloride

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A suspension of 4-iodobenzoic acid (20.0 g, 80.6 mL) in CH2Cl2 (350 mL) at 0° C. was treated with oxalyl chloride (42.3 mL of a 2.0 M solution in CH2Cl2, 81.7 mmol). Dimethylformamide was added (0.5 mL) until a homogeneous solution was achieved and then the cooling bath was removed. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours and then concentrated to provide crude 4iodobenzoyl chloride as a waxy oil that was used without further purification.

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