Acetic Acid → 2-(4-Bromophenoxy)-5-methoxynicotinic acid

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To a slurry of sodium hydride (60% dispersion) (21.74 g, 543 mmol) in DMF (351 mL, 175 mmol) at 0° C. was added 4-bromophenol (60.7 g, 351 mmol) over the course of 5 minutes. Stirred at 0° C. for two minutes then removed from the ice bath and stirred for an additional 5 minutes at room temperature. Added 2-fluoro-5-methoxynicotinic acid (30 g, 175 mmol) portionwise over 10 minutes and heated the resulting slurry at 140° C. After cooling to RT the mixture was then poured onto 1 kg of ice and was quenched with acetic acid (50.2 mL, 877 mmol) and then 75 mL of 6 N HCl. Stirred vigorously for 1 hour, leading to the formation of a red slurry containing a very fine white precipitate. The slurry was filtered to provide 2-(4-bromophenoxy)-5-methoxynicotinic acid.

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