Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)-3-methoxybenzoate → HCID 19744376, compound

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A mixture of 2.19 g. of sodium 3-chloro-6-nitroindazolide in 50 ml. methanol was stirred with 2.85 g methyl 3-methoxy-4-bromomethylbenzoate for 2 hours. After addition of 150 ml. water the resultant precipitate was collected and recrystallised from ethyl acetate to give methyl 4-[3-chloro-6-nitroindazol-1-yl-methyl]-3-methoxybenzoate in 70% yield as a solid, m.p. 167°-168° C. A mixture of 1.25 g. of this solid was hydrogenated in the presence of 385 mg. 5% w/w palladium on calcium carbonate in 20 ml. ethyl acetate and 20 ml. methanol for 3 hours at a pressure of 1.1 bar. The catalyst was removed by filtration through diatomaceous earth. The filtrate was concentrated to low volume in vacuo and the residue (ca 3 ml.) was diluted with ether and petroleum ether (b.p. 40°-60° C.) and cooled to -20° C. The precipitated solid was collected and dried at 80° C. to give the ester L in 90% yield, m.p. 131°-131.5° C.

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