2-Amino-6-chloro-N-methoxy-N-methyl-nicotinamide → (2-Amino-6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-methanone

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2-Amino-6-chloro-N-methoxy-N-methyl-nicotinamide (500 mg, 2.32 mmol, Example 3) was dissolved in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (14 mL) and cooled to −78° C. A solution of 2-fluorophenyl lithium (4-6 equiv, freshly prepared following the same procedure as in Example 4) was added. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 1-3 hrs and quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The product was then purified on silica gel to give (2-Amino-6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-methanone as a white solid (445.5 mg, 77% yield). HRMS, observed: 250.0306, Calcd for M+: 250.0309.

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