Dimethylformamide → Methyl 2-(5-bromopyridin-3-yloxy)-4-fluorobenzoate

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To a solution of 5-bromopyridin-3-ol (1.060 g) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added potassium tert-butoxide (6.09 mL, 1.0M in tetrahydrofuran) dropwise. After stirring for 5 minutes, methyl 2,4-difluorobenzoate (1.049 g) was added as a solution in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2 mL) and the reaction was heated to 75° C. N,N-Dimethylformamide (2 mL) was added to the reaction and the reaction was stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled, diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL) and washed with water (50 mL), brine (50 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Silica gel chromatography (SF40-80) eluting with a gradient of 5% to 35% ethyl acetate/hexanes gave the product.

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