Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 3,5-difluoropyridine-2-carboxylate

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3,5-Difluoropicolinic acid (1.40 g, 8.78 mmol) was dissolved in 30 mL MeOH and 0.5 mL 4.0 M HCl in 1,4-dioxane. The mixture was heated at 60° C. for 1.5 h and concentrated. Saturated aqueous NaHCO3 was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give a yellow solid (1.30 g, 86% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.48 (d, J=2.27 Hz, 1 H) 7.28-7.47 (m, 1 H) 4.03 (s, 3 H); LCMS for C7H5F2NO2 m/z 174.00 (M+H+).

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