Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 57722978, compound

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tert-Butyl 3-[2,6-dichloro-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-pyridinyl]propanoate (2.44 g, 6.31 mmol) was dissolved in anisole (6 ml) and trifluoroacetic acid (30 ml) added and the solution allowed to stand at 21° for 2 h, then evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in toluene (40 ml)-methanol (10 ml), and a 2M solution of trimethylsilyldiazomethane in hexanes added (8 ml), and the solution allowed to stand for 0.5 h. The solution was evaporated in vacuo, and the resulting oil purified by flash chromatography over silica eluting with cyclohexane-ethyl acetate (100:0-65:35) to give the title compound as a viscous gum (1.40 g, 64%)

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