Triethylamine → Methyl 5-fluoro-2-isobutyramidobenzoate

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To a mixture of methyl 2-amino-5-fluorobenzoate (alfa) (16.9 g, 100 mmol) and isobutyryl chloride (21.2 g, 200 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran was added triethylamine (40.4 g, 400 mmol) at 0° C., then the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, the mixture was suspended in water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (5:1, 150 mL) to give the title compound as white solid (12.3 g, 51.5%).

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