Dimethylformamide → (4-Dimethylthiocarbamoyloxy-6-fluoro-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of (6-fluoro-4-hydroxy-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (500 mg, 2.14 mmol), finely ground potassium carbonate (591 mg, 4.28 mmol), and N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. Dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride (290 mg, 2.35 mmol) was added in one portion. After being stirred for 2 hours, the resulting mixture was diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with water (15 mL) and brine (20 mL), then dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (gradient elution with 0-30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford (4-dimethylthiocarbamoyloxy-6-fluoro-naphthalen-2-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (491 mg, 71.5%) as a yellow oil.

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