Chloroacetonitrile → [2-Fluoro-5-(7-trifluoromethyl[1,8]naphthyridin-4-yl)phenoxy]acetonitrile

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2-Fluoro-5-(7-trifluoromethyl[1,8]naphthyridin-4-yl)phenol (50.0 mg, 0.16 mmol) was alkylated with chloroacetonitrile (24.6 μL, 29.4 mg, 0.39 mmol) as described in Example 47, affording[2-fluoro-5-(7-trifluoromethyl[1,8]-naphthyridin-4-yl)phenoxy]acetonitrile (33.4 mg, 59%). δH (400 MHz, CDCl3) 4.94 (2H, s), 7.23-7.29 (2H, m), 7.40 (1H, dd, J 8.2 and 10.6), 7.56 (1H, d, J 4.3), 7.85 (1H, d, J 8.6), 8.53 (1H, d, J 8.6), 9.28 (1H, d, J 4.7). m/z (ES+) 348 [MH]+.

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