Bromine → 6-Amino-3-bromo-2-fluorobenzoic acid

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To a solution of 2-amino-6-fluorobenzoic acid (12.0 g, 77.35 mmol) in methanol (150 mL) was added bromine (15.7 mL) at −78° C., and the mixture was stirred 2 hours at −78° C. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice-water (100 mL) and aqueous solution of sodium sulfothioate, and extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL×3). The organic layers were separated, combined, washed with water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford the title crude product (9.0 g, 50%). MS (ES+) C7H5BrFNO2 requires: 232, found: 233, 235 [M+H]+.

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