(2S)-1,1,1-Trifluoropropan-2-ol → 5-Cyclopropyl-4-((S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methyl-ethoxy)-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of 4-Chloro-5-cyclopropyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (Example 48b, 0.87 g, 4.4 mmol) in dry DMF (12.0 ml) under an argon atmosphere were added (S)-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-ol (CAN 3539-97-7, 1.00 g, 8.8 mmol) and potassium tert-butoxide (1.48 g, 13.2 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and stirred at 120° C. for one hour under microwave radiation. DMF was removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was extracted with 20 mL of an 2.0M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid. The organic phase was collected and the aqueous phase was back-extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated down to dryness. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica eluting with a dichloromethane/(3% solution formic acid in methanol) gradient to yield the title compound (505 mg, 33%) as a light brown solid. MS (ESI, m/z): 276.4 (M+H+).

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