Dimethylformamide → Sulfo(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)acetyl chloride

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α-Sulfo(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)acetyl chloride is prepared according to the general method described in J. Med. Chem., 15, 1105 (1972). α-Sulfo(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)acetic acid 20 mmole is added slowly to a solution of diethyl ether (4 ml) and thionyl cloride (150 mmole). The mixture is stirred at room temperature until the gas evolution stops. Then about 0.2 ml of dimethylformamide is added and the solution heated at 40° C. for 4 hours. The mixture is diluted with 30 ml of diethyl ether and 30 ml of hexane and then cooled to about -25° C. The α-sulfo(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)acetyl chloride is recovered from the mixture and used without further purification.

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