P,P-Diphenylphosphinic azide → tert-Butyl (2-chloro-5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)carbamate

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A mixture of 2-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(methyloxy)-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (32.65 g, 159 mmol) in toluene/triethylamine/tert-butanol (300 ml/26.4 ml/75 ml) was treated with diphenylphosphoryl azide (37.7 ml, 174.8 mmol) and heated to 100° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was treated with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (500 ml) then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 ml). The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed eluting with 0-40% dichloromethane in petrol affording the product as a white solid (36.35 g, 83%).

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