Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 25156888, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

1-chloro-2-fluoro-4-methoxy-5-nitrobenzene (3.05 g, 14.83 mmol) and dimethyl malonate (2.5 g, 18.84 mmol) were added to N-methylpyrrolidinone (50 mL) at room temperature. Sodium hydroxide (1.25 g, 31.14 mmol) was added and the temperature was raised to 80° C. and maintained for 2 hours. The reaction mass was cooled to 5° C. then 1 N HCl solution was added to adjust the pH to 2. Water (300 mL) was added and the mixture stirred for 15 minute at 5° C. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water (2×10 mL), dissolved in DCM (60 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on neutral silica gel using 10-20% EtOAc in hexane to give the title compound (3.2 g, 68%) as a solid.

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