Ammonium Chloride → (2,6-Difluoropyridin-3-yl)(phenyl)methanone

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To a solution of 2,6-difluoropyridine (1.0 g, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), lithium diisopropylamide (23% solution in tetrahydrofuran/ethylbenzene/heptane, 5.79 mL, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich Corp.) was added dropwise at −78° C., and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Subsequently, N-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide (1.46 mL, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich Corp.) was further added at the same temperature, and while the temperature was gradually raised to room temperature, the mixture was stirred overnight. A saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride (30 mL) was added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL), washed with brine (30 mL), and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was then evaporated, to give 1.90 g of the title compound. LC-MS: HPLC retention time 1.63 minutes, m/z (M−F+OMe) 232, condition C-1.

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