Acetic Anhydride → Methyl 4-acetamido-6-chloro-4'-(dimethylamino)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate

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Methyl 4-amino-6-chloro-4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate (Intermediate 47) (2 g, 6.56 mmol) was dissolved in acetic anhydride (Aldrich, 6.75 mL, 92 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water and the resulting precipitate was isolated by filtration and dried. The solid was triturated with methanol, filtered and dried to give the title compound methyl 4-acetamido-6-chloro-4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate (2.05 g, 5.91 mmol, 90% yield) as beige solid. LCMS: (M+H)+=347; Rt=3.76 min.

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