Ethoxalyl chloride → Ethyl 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenylamino)-2-oxoacetate

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Reaction Steps

TEA (2.28 g, 0.023 mol) was added at once to a solution of 3 g (0.0206 mol) 4-chloro-3-fluoroaniline in 50 ml of DCM and then ethyl 2-chloro-2-oxoacetate (2.81 g, 0.0206 mol) was added dropwise at 0° C. Reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h and then continued at room temperature (RT) for 6 h. The mixture was washed with 25% aqueous solution of K2CO3 (2×50 ml) and water (50 ml). The product was dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue was washed with ether and dried on the air to give ethyl 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenylamino)-2-oxoacetate (2′) (3.97 g, 78.6%) as a white powder; LC-MS (APCI+) m/z: calcd for C18H8CIFNO3: 245.03. found: 245 (M+H+).

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