Benzene → 7,8-Diacetoxychromone-3-carbonyl chloride

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A mixture of 7,8-diacetoxychromone-3-carboxylic acid (9.5 g, 31 mmol), thionyl chloride (2.6 ml), N,N-dimethylformamide (0.1 ml) and benzene (300 ml) was refluxed for 1.5 hours. After the addition of thionyl chloride (2.6 ml) and N,N-dimethylformamide (0.1 ml), the mixture was refluxed for a further hour and evaporated to dryness. The residue was triturated with n-hexane to afford the desired compound (9.3 g, 92.6%).

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