Ethylene Glycol → Methyl 4-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-fluorobenzoate

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A solution of EXAMPLE 17B (2.0 g, 11 mmol), 1,2-ethanediol (1.0 g, 16 mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (10 mg) in benzene (10 mL) was heated under reflux with a Dean-Stark apparatus for 6 hours. After cooling, the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and brine and the organic phase washed with 10% sodium hydroxide solution, water and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (1:5 ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 2.1 g (80%) of the title compound. MS (DCI): m/z 227 (M+H)+.

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