2-(Chloromethyl)-4-phenoxybenzoyl Chloride is an intermediate of N-[(4-Hydroxy-1-methyl-7-phenoxy-3-isoquinolinyl)carbonyl]glycine (H948180), a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor used to increase white blood cell levels in blood and hematopoietic progenitor cells in bone marrow.