Acetic Acid → 3-Fluoro-2-vinyl-isonicotinic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 3-fluoro-2-vinylisonicotinic acid (1.3 g, 7.8 mmol, from Step 1) in methanol (20 mL) cooled to 0° C., was added dropwise 2.0M trimethylsilyldiazomethane in ether (21.6 mL, 44 mmol). When the reaction was complete, acetic acid was added dropwise to quench excess reagent and the volume of solvent was reduced in vacuo. The mixture was partitioned between saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and DCM. The aqueous portion was extracted with a total of three portions of DCM. The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, decanted and concentrated and The product was used without further purification (1.4 g, 100%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.47 (d, 1H), 7.62 (dd, 1H), 7.08 (ddd, 1H), 6.48 (dd, 1H), 5.65 (dd, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H); LCMS (M+H)+: 182.0.

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