[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])=[C:4]([Cl:12])[CH:3]=1.[C:13](=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].IC.O>CN(C)C=O>[CH3:13][O:10][C:9](=[O:11])[CH2:8][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:2]([Br:1])=[CH:3][C:4]=1[Cl:12]To a solution of 4-bromo-2-chlorophenylacetic acid (240 g) of Reference Example 15 in N,N-dimethylformamide (3000 mL) were added potassium carbonate (399 g) and iodomethane (164 g) at 7° C., and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 3 hr and stirred at room temperature for 19 hr. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and partitioned and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed 3 times with 25% brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (259 g) as a brown oil.
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