Pivaloyl chloride → Ethyl 6-chloro-2-fluoro-3-(pivalamidomethyl)benzoate

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To a solution of ethyl 3-(aminomethyl)-6-chloro-2-fluorobenzoate (0.540 g, 2.5 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added pivaloyl chloride (0.335 g, 2.79 mmol) and TEA (0.1 mL) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2-3 h at RT. Excess of solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAC and concentrated to afford 0.500 g of the product. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO d6): δ 1.11 (s, 9H), 1.31 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H), 4.26 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 2H), 4.39 (q, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 7.33-7.43 (m, 2H), 8.13 (m, 1H).

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