2-Naphthoic acid → 2-Naphthoyl chloride

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A 100 mL round bottom flask was charged with 2-naphthoic acid (2 g, 11.6 mmol) and SOCl2 (15 mL). The solution was refluxed for 4 hours and then concentrated to yield a yellow solid which was used without further purification (2.21 g, 100% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.76 (s, 1H, ArH), 8.04 (2H, ArH), 7.93 (d, 2H, ArH, J=8.9 Hz), 7.66 (m, 2H, ArH).

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