Thionyl Chloride → 6-(Chloromethyl)-4-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxole

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To SOCl2 (20 mL) was added (7-fluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-methanol (0.80 g, 4.7 mmol) in portions at 0° C. The mixture was warmed to room temperature over 1 h and then was heated at reflux for 1 h. The excess SOCl2 was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the crude product, which was basified with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 to pH ˜7. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 6-chloromethyl-4-fluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxole (0.80 g, 92%), which was directly used in the next step.

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