Water → HCID 86719566, compound

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To a solution of methyl 2-bromo-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate (4.0 g, 14 mmol) in methanol (130 ml) at room temperature was added ammonium chloride (7.13 g, 136 mmol) followed by deionized water (65 ml). The mixture was heated to 70° C. in air before the addition of iron (4.55 g, 81.5 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 70° C. for 3 hours, allowed to cool to room temperature and filtered through Kieselgel. The filter pad was washed with MeOH (65 ml) and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in saturated NaHCO3 (50 ml) and EtOAc (100 ml). The phases were separated and the organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3(aq) (3×50 ml) before being dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by FCC (50 g silica, Isolute cartridge, gradient of eluents; 95:5 Heptane:EtOAc to 7:3 Heptane:EtOAc) to give 1.92 g (48%) of the title compound as a colourless oil. LC-MS 92%, m/z=268.8/265.8/267.6, 1H NMR (500 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.08 (1H, d, J=2.36 Hz), 6.86 (1H, d, J=2.36 Hz), 4.34-4.49 (2H, m), 3.93 (3H, s).

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