Sodium hydride → 2-(2-Chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-3-(2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-3-oxo-propionic acid methyl ester

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1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole (12.35 g) was added to a solution of 2-methylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid (9.95 g, [CAS Reg. No. 4021-11-8]) in DMF (500 mL). The mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours at 50° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to −10° C. in an ice/methanol bath and (2-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (15.57 g) (obtained in Example 93, step 1) was added to the light brown solution followed by addition of sodium hydride (50% in mineral oil, 11.59 g) in small portions over 30 minutes. The viscous reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1.5 hours, until the reaction was complete. The reaction mixture was poured into a sat. NH4Cl solution and extracted two times with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed with H2O and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, gradient of heptane in ethyl acetate) to give the title compound as a yellow oil (13.95 g, 43%). MS (m/e)=334.2 [MH+].

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