Phosphorus oxychloride → Methyl 2-chloro-6-(2-fluoro-5-methoxyphenyl)-5-isobutoxynicotinate

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A mixture of 2-(2-fluoro-5-methoxyphenyl)-3-isobutoxy-5-(methoxycarbonyl)pyridine 1-oxide (600 mg) and phosphoryl chloride (5.0 mL) was heated under reflux for 1 hr. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane) to give the title compound (315 mg) as a pale-yellow oil.

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