Methyl iodide → 4-[[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl](2,2-difluoroethyl)amino]-5-methylfuran-2(5H)-one

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300 mg (1.04 mmol) of 4-[[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl](2,2-difluoroethyl)amino]furan-2(5H)-one (1) are dissolved in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran, the solution is cooled to −78° C. and 611 μl (1.04 mmol) of a 1.7 M solution of tert.-butyllithium in pentane are added. After 30 min of stirring at −78° C., 65 μl (1.04 mmol) of methyl iodide are added, stirring is continued at −78° C. for a further 30 min and the mixture is warmed to room temperature. Concentration under reduced pressure and purification of the residue by column chromatography on silica gel (silica gel 60—Merck, particle size: 0.04 to 0.063 mm) using the mobile phase mixture ethyl acetate:cyclohexane (2:1) gives 152 mg (47% of theory) of 4-[[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl](2,2-difluoroethyl)amino]-5-methylfuran-2(5H)-one.

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