Ethyl bromoacetate → Ethyl 2-(3-amino-2,4-difluorophenoxy)acetate

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To a stirred solution of 3-amino-2,4-difluorophenol (intermediate X(a)) (713 mg, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 eq) in DMF (30 mL) was added Na2CO3 (1.56 g, 14.7 mmol, 3.0 eq). The resulting mixture was stirred for 40 min at room temperature. Ethyl bromoacetate (1 g, 5.90 mmol 1.2 eq) was added and the reaction stirred overnight. The reaction was diluted with water then extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography (petroleum ether: EtOAc, 25:1) to give the title compound (intermediate IV(a)) as an oil (850 mg, 71%).

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