1,1'-Carbonyldiimidazole → Methyl 6-(3,5-dichloro-4-ethoxyphenylcarbamoyl)nicotinate

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5-(Methoxycarbonyl)-2-pyridine carboxylic acid (50 mg, 276 μmol) was dissolved in DMF (2 mL) and treated with CDI (60 mg, 370 μmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h. 3,5-Dichloro-4-ethoxyaniline (2) (57 mg, 276 μmol) and DIPEA (96 μL, 552 μmol) were added sequentially and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT overnight, then at 70° C. for 19 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and aqueous HCl (1 M). The organic layer was washed successively with water and brine, and then dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was crystallised from methanol to afford methyl 6-(3,5-dichloro-4-ethoxyphenylcarbamoyl)nicotinate (3) (46 mg, 45%) as a white solid: m/z 369 [M+H]+ (ES+). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 11.12 (1H, s), 9.18 (1H, dd), 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.29 (1H, dd), 8.13 (2H, s), 4.06 (2H, q), 3.94 (3H, s), 1.37 (3H, t).

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