Methyl chloroformate → HCID 59441840, compound

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To a solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl(3,4-difluorophenyl)carbamate (8.0 g, 35 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (250 mL) at −78° C. was slowly added tBuLi as a 1.7M solution in pentane (46 mL, 78.60 mmol, 2.25 equiv., Aldrich). The resulting bright yellow solution was maintained at −78° C. for 3 hours, at which time methylchloroformate (3.24 mL, 42 mmol, 1.20 equiv.) was added dropwise. After 45 minutes, aqueous ammonium chloride (100 mL) was added and the reaction was warmed to room temperature. The organic layer was washed with brine, taken to a residue under reduced pressure, and purified by chromatography on SiO2 (10 to 30% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford methyl 6-({[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)-2,3-difluorobenzoate as a pale yellow oil (5.8 g, 20.2 mmol, 58% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.48 (s, 9 H), 3.94 (s, 3 H), 7.21-7.28 (m, 1 H), 8.08 (ddd, J=9.25, 4.12, 2.20 Hz, 1 H), 9.44 (s, 1 H).

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