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HRID 715351Generated: October 31, 2026

2,2-Difluoroethan-1-ol → 6-(2,2-Difluoroethoxy)-5-methylnicotinic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2,2-Difluoroethan-1-olHCID 136187—
Reactant6-Fluoro-5-methylpyridine-3-carboxylic acidHCID 16414223—
Product6-(2,2-Difluoroethoxy)-5-methylnicotinic acidHCID 8742641373%

Reaction Steps

The title compound is prepared in 73% yield (1.02 g, an off-white solid) from 6-fluoro-5-methylnicotinic acid (1.00 g, 6.45 mmol) and 2,2-difluoroethanol instead of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (1.06 g, 12.9 mmol) in a similar manner to Step-1 of Amine-1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09187475B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_11
ORD IDord-c05be71dd77f4ccbba7deffa7d4766fe
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_11