Thionyl Chloride → 2,4-Dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride

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A mixture of 2,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid (14.2 g, 92.1 mmol), thionyl chloride (100 mL, 1.15 mol) and dimethylformamide (4 drops) is refluxed for 4 h. The solvents are removed under reduced pressure and the resulting gum is stripped once with toluene and dried under reduced pressure to afford 2,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzoyl chloride as a gum, which is used without further purification.

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