Methyl iodide → HCID 58561672, compound

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To a solution of TMEDA (1.95 mL, 19.2 mmol) in anhydrous THF (8 mL) at −78° C. was slowly added a solution of sec-BuLi (1.4 M solution in cyclohexane, 18.5 mL, 25.8 mmol), followed by a solution of 4-fluoro-2-methyl-benzoic acid (44, 1.0 g, 5.88 mmol) in anhydrous THF (2 mL) at −78° C. under an atmosphere of N2. The mixture stirred at −78° C. for 2 h before a solution of methyl iodide (1.46 mL, 23.5 mmol) in anhydrous THF (2 mL) was added slowly. The mixture was stirred at same temperature for 1 h before it was warmed up to room temperature and quenched with H2O. The crude mixture was diluted with H2O (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (10 mL). Aqueous layer was collected and acidified with 2 M HCl, followed by extraction by EtOAc (2×20 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was chromatographed over silica gel (Isco CombiFlash Companion unit, 40 g Redisep column, 20% to 50% EtOAc/hexane) to give 4-fluoro-2-methoxy-6-methyl benzoic acid as a white solid (45, 0.18 g, 16%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.53-6.62 (m, 2H), 3.90 (s, 1H), 2.48 (s, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 185 (M+H).

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