Citric Acid → HCID 86641942, compound

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To a solution of 6-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (245 mg) in dimethylformamide (3 ml), 200 mg of phenol and 393 mg of potassium carbonate were added, and the reaction solution was stirred at 100° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction solution was cooled, then 1N hydrochloric acid was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated saline solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to afford a crude product as a brown oil. To a solution of the crude product in toluene (5 ml), 9.9 ml of diisobutylaluminum hydride (1.0M hexane solution) was added at −78° C., and the reaction solution was stirred for 2 hours while increasing the temperature of the reaction solution to room temperature. To the reaction solution were added water and 10% aqueous citric acid sequentially, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated saline solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue obtained was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate (98:2-50:50)) to afford the title compound as a pale yellow oil.

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