Methyl iodide → 6-Fluoro-5-(methanesulfonyl-methylamino)-N-methyl-N-propyl-isophthalamic acid ethyl ester

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Dissolve 6-fluoro-5-methanesulfonylamino-N-methyl-N-propyl-isophthalamic acid ethyl ester (0.160 g, 0.444 mmol) in DMF (1.0 mL). Add potassium carbonate (44.4 mg, 0.32 mmol), iodomethane (41.5 μL, 0.67 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium bromide (14.3 mg, 0.04 mmol) to the solution. Stir the resulting slurry at room temperature for 16 h. Quench with saturated aqueous sodium sulfate solution (10 mL) and extract with ethyl acetate (3=30 mL). Combine the organic layers and dry (magnesium sulfate). Azeotrope the residue with xylenes to remove residual DMF. Purify (silica gel chromatography, eluting with 40:60 ethyl acetate:dichloromethane) to give the title compound as a solid (111 mg, 67%).

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