To a solution of 2-chloro-5-fluoro-nicotinic acid (0.60 g, 3.42 mmol, 1.0 equiv; [CAS RN 38186-88-8]) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) was added 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline (0.55 g, 0.52 mL, 4.10 mmol, 1.2 equiv; [CAS RN 635-46-1]), N-ethyldiisopropylamine (2.21 g, 2.91 mL, 17.09 mmol, 5.0 equiv; [CAS RN 7087-68-5]) and HATU (1.56 g, 4.10 mmol, 1.2 equiv; [CAS RN 148893-10-1]). The reaction mixture was heated by microwave irradiation to 100° C. for 10 min. To the residue was added a sat. solution of NaHCO3 (50 mL) and the solution extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and the product purified by silica column chromatography using a MPLC system (CombiFlash Companion, Isco Inc.) eluting with a gradient of heptane/ethyl acetate affording 0.51 g (52%) of the title compound as a light yellow solid. MS (ISP): 291.1 [M+H]+.
