Ethylene Glycol → 5-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-N-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-benzamide

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To a solution of 3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-5-formyl-N-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-benzamide (15.99 g, 33.3 mmol) prepared in Step F in anhydrous THF (150 ml) were added ethylene glycol (70 ml) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (316.6 mg, 1.66 mmol) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred for 14 hours. Then ethylene glycol (100 ml) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred for additional 8 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 5-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-N-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-benzamide (21.69 g) as a crude product.

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