Triethylamine → 3-Chloro-4-fluoro-benzoic acid 5-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzoylamino)-2-methyl-phenyl ester

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A solution of 3-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyl chloride (21.23 g, 110 mmol, Avocado) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was added to a solution of 5-amino-o-cresol (6.16 g, 50 mmol, Aldrich) and triethylamine (17.5 mL, 125 mmol, Aldrich) and tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) dropwise with magnetic stirring and cooling in an ice-water bath. When the addition was complete, the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The mixture was then diluted with water (125 mL) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (125 mL). After stirring for another 30 minutes, the precipitate was collected to give crude 3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzoic acid 5-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzoylamino)-2-methyl-phenyl ester as an off-white powder. (Yield 21.83 g, 101%).

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