Methylamine → 2,6-Difluorophenylacetic acid methylamide

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25 ml of methylamine solution (33% in ethanol) are diluted with 90 ml of dichloromethane. While cooling, 9.52 g (50 mmol) of 2,6-difluorophenylacetyl chloride dissolved in 10 ml of dichloromethane are added dropwise in such a manner that the temperature of the reaction mixture does not exceed 10°. The reaction mixture is stirred for a further hour at 10° and then extracted three times with water. The organic phase is dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated. The crude product is recrystallised from dichloromethane/petroleum ether and yields 8.57 g (92.6% of the theoretical yield) of 2,6-difluorophenylacetic acid methylamide of m.p. 163-164°.

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