Diethyl methylmalonate → Diethyl 2-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-2-methylmalonate

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(Prepared according to Butters, M. et al. Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2001, 5, 28-36). Diethyl 2-methylmalonate (2.35 mL, 13.78 mmol) was treated with THF (80 mL) and cooled to −10° C. in a brine/ice bath. It was then treated with NaH (60 wt % suspension in mineral oil, 1.10 g, 27.6 mmol) and stirred at this temperature for 30 min. 2,4-Dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (2.00 g, 11.98 mmol) was suspended in THF (20 mL) and added to the cooled solution via pipette over 10 min. The solution turned an opaque yellow color. After stirring 20 min at −10° C. it was quenched by the addition of H2O (100 mL), DCM (150 mL) and glacial HOAc (ca. 1 mL to pH 6). The DCM layer was then separated and dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated affording a viscous oil. Purification with flash chromatography (eluting with 100% DCM) afforded diethyl 2-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-2-methylmalonate (3.04 g, 83%) as a pale yellow viscous oil. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 305.1 (M+1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 8.44 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 4.24-4.33 (4H, m), 1.90 (3H, s), 1.24-1.33 (9H, m).

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