Thionyl Chloride → [4-(Bromomethyl)phenyl](cyclopentyl)acetyl chloride

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246 mg (0.766 mmol) of [4-(bromomethyl)phenyl](cyclopentyl)acetic acid were dissolved in 5 ml of thionyl chloride, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and then at 50° C. for 1 h. The mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure. This gave 253 mg of the title compound, which was reacted without further purification in the next step.

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