Ammonium Chloride → (S)-1-[2-(2-bromo-5-difluoromethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetyl]-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridin-4-one

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To 108 mg of (S)-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridin-4-one in 8 ml THF (anhydrous, inhibitor free) at −78° C. under argon was added 0.18 ml of 2.5 M n-butyl lithium in hexanes. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 10 minutes and then 118 mg of (2-bromo-5-difluoromethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetic acid chloride dissolved in 2 ml THF was added. The solution was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes, then allowed to warm to room temperature for 30 minutes with stirring. To this mixture was then added 10 ml saturated aqueous ammonium chloride. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Chromatography (20% Ethyl acetate in hexanes) gave 30 mg (S)-1-[2-(2-bromo-5-difluoromethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acetyl]-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridin-4-one. MS (M+1) 485.

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