Sodium Nitrite → Ethyl 2-(6-chloro-5-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4'-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-3-cyclopropylpropanoate

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Ethyl 2-(6-amino-5-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-3-cyclopropylpropanoate (1 g, 2.2 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of MeCN/H2O/HCl 30 mL/30 mL/2 mL at 0° C. A solution of NaNO2 (0.200 g, 2.9 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added drop wise at 0° C., and the reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min, at the same temperature. A solution of CuCl (1.1 g, 11.1 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added drop wise at 0° C. The reaction mixture was heated to 90° C. for 2.0 h and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL), the combined organic layers were washed with water (50 mL) followed by brine (50 mL), was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude black oil. The oil was purified by chromatography over silica gel (hexane/EtOAc) to give ethyl 2-(6-chloro-5-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-3-cyclopropylpropanoate (1.1 g) as a yellow oil.

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