Methyl malonyl chloride → Methyl 3-((2-fluorophenyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropanoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-chloro-3-oxopropanoate (1.75 mL, 15.99 mmol) in dry DCM (32 ml) was added 2-fluoro-N-methylaniline (2 g, 15.99 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h, evaporated then redissolved in EtOAc, washed with dilute NaHCO3, and brine. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford methyl 3((2-fluorophenyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropanoate as yellow oil which was used without further purification (3.3 g, 16 mmol, 97%, crude). To a solution of this material (3.3 g, 16 mmol) in THF (16 ml) and water (16 ml) was added LiOH H2O (1.35 g, 31.5 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight, evaporated (to remove the THF) and then extracted with EtOAc. The aqueous phase was acidified to pH˜1 by addition of 1N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The solution was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the title compound 245 as a brown solid, which was used without further purification (2.75 g, 13.03 mmol, 81% yield). MS (m/z): (M+1) 218.0 (88%), (2M+Li) 429.0 (100%).

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