Potassium Carbonate → Benzoic acid, 5-[[5-cyclopropyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-[(methylamino)carbonyl]-6-benzofuranyl](methylsulfonyl)amino]-2-nitro-, methyl ester

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A mixture of methyl 5-fluoro-2-nitrobenzoate (2.138 g, 10.73 mmol), 5-cyclopropyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-methyl-6-(methylsulfonamido)benzofuran-3-carboxamide (4.0 g, 9.94 mmol) and K2CO3 (4.12 g, 29.8 mmol) in hexamethylphosphoramide (25 mL) in a seal tube was stirred at 60° C. for 3 days. Cooled down to room temperature, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc and then filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was washed with water and brine and dried over Na2SO4. Concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by flashing chromatography on silica gel eluted with 0-50% EtOAc in hexane to give the product (3.2 g, 55%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 8.00 (d, J=9.17 Hz, 1H) 7.89 (dd, J=8.78, 5.27 Hz, 2H) 7.55 (d, J=9.37 Hz, 2H) 7.50 (dd, J=9.07, 2.63 Hz, 1H) 7.44 (d, J=2.73 Hz, 1H) 7.23 (t, J=8.68 Hz, 2H) 5.81 (d, J=4.49 Hz, 1H) 3.91 (s, 3H) 3.35 (s, 3H) 3.02 (d, J=4.88 Hz, 3H) 1.86-1.96 (m, 1H) 0.97-1.05 (m, 1H) 0.89 (br. s., 2H) 0.59 (br. s., 1H). LCMS (m/z, ES+)=582 (M+H+).

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