Dimethylformamide → Methyl 2,3-difluoro-5-nitrobenzoate

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Oxalyl chloride (1 ml) and DMF (5 μl) were added to a CH2Cl2 (1.6 ml) solution containing 2,3-difluoro-5-nitrobenzoic acid (1.61 g) obtained in the 1st step, followed by stirring at room temperature for 15 minutes. The reaction solution was poured into a liquid mixture of MeOH/Py (100 ml/1.28 ml) and the solvent was distilled away under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=1:0 to 4:1). A light yellow solid of methyl 2,3-difluoro-5-nitrobenzoate (1.71 g) was thus obtained.

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