Water → HCID 10785546, compound

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To a stirred, cooled (-20° C.) solution of 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid (1.02 g, 6.4 mmol) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (10 mL) was added thionyl chloride (0.77 g, 6.4 mmol) and the mixture stirred at -10° to -15° C. for 1 hour. 4'-Amino-2,3-difluorobenzophenone (1.00 g, 4.3 mmol) was added in one portion and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was poured into water and the aqueous solution extracted with methylene chloride (2×50 mL). The combined organics were washed with water and 3N HCl (1×50 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to yield a tan solid. The solid was purified by flash column chromatography (5% v/v ethyl acetate/methylene chloride). Recrystallization of the resulting solid from methylene chloride/hexane yielded the title propanamide as a white solid (1.13 g, 70%); mp 154°-155° C. 1H--NMR (250 MHz, d6--DMSO): 1.60 (s, 3H, CH3) 7.36-7.40 (m, 2H, aromatic) 7.57 (s, 1H, OH) 7.65-7.72 (m, 1H, aromatic) 7.89 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz, aromatic) 7.98 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz, aromatic) 10.40 (s, 1H, NH). MS (CI, CH4): 374 (M+1).

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