Dimethylformamide → Methyl 2-(6-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-3-yloxy)-4-fluorobenzoate

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To a solution of 6-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-3-ol (0.977 g) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (12 mL) was added potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate (1.0M in tetrahydrofuran, 7.28 mL). After stirring for 15 minutes at room temperature, methyl 2,4-difluorobenzoate (1.710 g) was added as a solution in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2 mL) followed by N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL) then the reaction was heated to 75° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. After stirring overnight the reaction was cooled, diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL) and washed with water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Silica gel chromatography (GraceResolv 40 g) eluting with a gradient of 2% to 15% ethyl acetate/hexanes gave the title compound.

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