Thionyl Chloride → 2-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzoyl chloride

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

2-Fluoro-3-nitro-benzoic acid (16, 0.497 g, 2.68 mmol) is combined with thionyl chloride (3 mL, 40.0 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide (20 μL, 0.2 mmol) and the reaction is heated at 80° C. overnight. The reaction is concentrated under vacuum, suspended in toluene and concentrated under vacuum twice, and dried to provide the desired compound as a white solid (17, 0.535 g).

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