Selectfluor → HCID 59326605, compound

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To a solution of (6-fluoro-4-hydroxy-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (100 mg, 0.277 mmol) in acetonitrile (3 mL) was added 1-chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate) (255 mg, 0.72 mmol) at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, and diluted with water, then extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×3), dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (30% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to give (1,6-difluoro-4-hydroxy-naphthalen-2-yl)acetic acid methyl ester (60 mg, 86%) as a yellow solid. MS cald. for C13H10F2O3 252, obsd. (ESI+) [(M+H)+] 253.

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