Chlorotrimethylsilane → Methyl 2-Chloro-4-fluorobenzoate

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A mixture of 2-chloro-4-fluorobenzoic acid (6.5 g, 37 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was treated with chlorotrimethylsilane (14.0 mL, 111 mmol), stirred 24 h at room temperature and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane, washed with sodium bicarbonate, dried (sodium sulfate) and evaporated to provide 2-chloro-4-fluoro-benzoic acid methyl ester (7.01 g, 99% yield) as a pale yellow oil. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) 7.93 (m, 1H), 7.22 (m, 1H), 7.06 (m, 1H), 3.95 (s, 3H) ppm; MS (FIA) 189.1 (M+H); HPLC (Method A) 3.37 min.

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