Acetic Acid → Methyl 2-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-5-fluoro-6-methoxynicotinate

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In 6 ml of tetrahydrofuran was dissolved 200 mg of methyl 2-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-5-fluoro-6-hydroxynicotinate, and a solution of about 40 mg of diazomethane in diethyl ether was added to the resulting solution with ice-cooling, after which the resulting mixture was subjected to reaction at room temperature for 30 minutes. Subsequently, acetic acid was added until foaming was not caused in the reaction mixture, after which the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The crystals thus obtained were washed with 6 ml of isopropyl alcohol to obtain 150 mg (yield 71.6%) of methyl 2-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-5-fluoro-6-methoxynicotinate having a melting point of 160°-161° C.

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