Thionyl Chloride → (4'-Chloro-4-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)acetyl chloride

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5.00 g (19.18 mmol) of (4′-chloro-4-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)acetic acid (EP 2029531 A1 and US 2009/298828 A1) were dissolved in 36.51 g (306.84 mmol) of thionyl chloride. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for four hours and then concentrated under reduced pressure. Drying under fine vacuum gave 5.4 g (100% of theory) of the title compound as a brownish oil.

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