F[C:2]1[C:3](=[CH:17][C:18]([F:24])(C)[CH:19]([F:22])[C:20]=1[F:21])[C:4]([C:6](=[CH:12][NH:13][CH:14]1[CH2:16][CH2:15]1)[C:7]([O:9][CH2:10][CH3:11])=[O:8])=[O:5].[CH3:25]C(C)([O-])C.[K+]>C(O)(C)(C)C>[CH:14]1([N:13]2[C:2]3[C:3](=[C:17]([CH3:25])[C:18]([F:24])=[C:19]([F:22])[C:20]=3[F:21])[C:4](=[O:5])[C:6]([C:7]([O:9][CH2:10][CH3:11])=[O:8])=[CH:12]2)[CH2:16][CH2:15]1To a mixture of 9.05 g (26.3 mmol) of ethyl 2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-5-methylbenzoyl)-3-cyclopropylaminoacrylate in 100 mL of dry t-butanol was added a slurry of 3.25 g (29.0 mmol) of potassium t-butoxide in 20 mL of dry t-butanol, and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 4 hours. The suspension was cooled to room temperature and concentrated to a paste which was partitioned between dichloromethane and 1N hydrochloric acid. The organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate:hexane gave 4.70 g of the title compound, mp 176°-177° C.
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