Methyl chloroformate → Methyl 3-chloro-2-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate

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To a solution of 2-chloro-1-(methoxymethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (11.8 g) in THF (100 mL) was added dropwise n-butyllithium (2.5M hexane solution) (21.0 mL) at −10° C., and the mixture was stirred for 2 hr. Then, to the reaction mixture was added dropwise a solution of methyl chloroformate (23.0 g) in THF (50.0 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 10° C. for 16 hr. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (×2). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/petroleum ether) to give the title compound (6.00 g).

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