Trifluoroacetic acid → 5-Chloro-4-(6-cyclopropyl-5-(1,1-difluoroethoxy)pyridin-3-yloxy)-2-fluorobenzoic acid

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To a solution of tert-butyl 5-chloro-4-(6-cyclopropyl-5-(1,1-difluoroethoxy)pyridin-3-yloxy)-2-fluorobenzoate (Preparation 270, 260 mg, 0.59 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (440 μL, 5.86 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred over 48 hours at room temperature then concentrated in vacuo and the crude residue azeotroped with methanol (2×25 mL). The crude material was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in heptane to afford the title compound as a white solid (200 mg, 96%).

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