Dimethylformamide → (4-Chlorocarbonyl-6-fluoro-3-methyl-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 7-fluoro-3-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-methyl-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid (500 mg, 1.81 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (10 mL), was added oxalyl chloride (250 μL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (30 μL). The resulting mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours, and concentrated in vacuo to afford (4-chlorocarbonyl-6-fluoro-3-methyl-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (526 mg, 99%) as a light yellow solid, which was used in the next step without further purification.

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