Process for the preparation of acid chloride compounds.

摘要

A process for preparing a compound of general formula where Ar represents an optionally substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group, the process comprising reacting a compound of general formula Ar-C(L)2Cl (II) where each L independently represents a leaving group (preferably a chlorine atom), with water in the presence of a Lewis acid and a chlorocarbon solvent which includes at least two chlorine atoms, is disclosed.