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THE action of oxalyl chloride on an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride and in a solvent (for example, carbon disulphide) can lead to the production of the aromatic acid as the chief reaction product. This may provide, too, a general method for the synthesis of p-alkylbenzoic acids1.
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FAHIM, H. Action of Oxalyl Chloride on the Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Nature 162, 526 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162526a0
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