Ethanol → Ethyl 4-chlorobutyrate

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SOCl2 (60.0 mL, 820 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-chloro-butyric acid (50.0 g, 410 mmol) in EtOH (1.2 L) at 0° C. The mixture was heated to reflux for 2 hr then cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the crude 4-chloro-butyric acid ethyl ester.

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