Ethyl Acetate → 5-Bromo-2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yloxy)-4-fluorobenzoic acid

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A flask was charged with 5-bromo-4-fluoro-2-iodobenzoic acid (4.00 g, 11.60 mmol), 6-chloropyridin-3-ol (1.803 g, 13.92 mmol), and cesium carbonate (7.56 g, 23.19 mmol). The flask was evacuated and flushed with nitrogen twice before copper (I) trifluoromethanesulfonate toluene complex (0.156 g, 0.302 mmol) was added. Toluene (58.0 mL) (degassed 10 minutes by bubbling nitrogen through the solution prior to use) and ethyl acetate (0.084 mL, 0.858 mmol) were added and the mixture was heated at 115° C. After 2 hours, the reaction was allowed to cool to RT and the mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and stirred vigorously for 15 minutes. After diluting with ether (200 mL), the layers were separated and the organic layer was extracted with 10% sodium carbonate. The pH of the combined aqueous layers was adjusted to pH ˜2 and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford 5-bromo-2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yloxy)-4-fluorobenzoic acid as a solid. MS m/z=347.9 [M+H].

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