3-Chloro-4-fluoroaniline → 4-(3-Chloro-4-fluorophenylamino)-6-fluoro-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile

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To 600 mg of 4-chloro-6-fluoro-[1,7]naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile in 15 mL of absolute ethanol was added 500 mg of 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline. After refluxing the reaction under an inert atmosphere for 2 hours, the reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of brine and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and the resultant crystals were filtered and washed with water. The product was then recrystallized from chloroform/hexanes. Drying in vacuo yielded 765 mg (83%) of 4-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenylamino)-6-fluoro-[1,7]naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile as yellow needles: melting point 108-111° C.; mass spectrum (m/e): M+H 316.8.

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