Potassium Carbonate → 3-bromo-1-(3-bromomethyl-2-fluorobenzyl)-4-(2,4-difluorobenzyloxy)-1H-pyridin-2-one

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To a solution of 3-bromo-4-(2,4-difluorobenzyloxy)-1H-pyridin-2-one (from Step 3, Example 74) (0.3 g, 0.95 mmol) in DMF (26 mL) was added K2CO3 (0.26 g, 1.9 mmol) and 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)fluorobenzene (1.6 g, 5.7 mmol), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with a 50% aqueous solution of brine, and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined organics were washed with water, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica, eluent 99:1 to 95:5 methylene chloride/methanol) afforded 3-bromo-1-(3-bromomethyl-2-fluorobenzyl)-4-(2,4-difluorobenzyloxy)-1H-pyridin-2-one as an off-white solid (0.24 g, 49%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.55-7.40 (m, 3H), 7.35-7.25 (m, 1H), 7.10-7.05 (m, 1H), 7.00-6.80 (m, 2H), 6.14 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 5.22 (s, 2H), 5.19 (s, 2H), 4.50 (s, 2H).

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