Sodium hydride → 5-Methyl-6-(3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy)nicotinic acid

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of sodium hydride (0.844 g, 21.1 mmol) in THF (10 mL), 3,3,3-trifluoropropan-1-ol (1.61 g, 14.1 mmol) in THF (10 mL) is added at 0° C., and stirred for 5 minutes. Then methyl 6-fluoro-5-methylnicotinate (1.19 g, 7.04 mmol, Step-1) in THF (10 mL) is added dropwise to the reaction mixture and stirred at rt for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with water (30 mL) and stirred overnight. After removal of THF, the mixture is acidified with 2 M hydrochloric acid (11 mL). The resulting white precipitate is collected by filtration and dried to give 1.76 g (>99% yield) of the title compound as white solid. This material is used for the next reaction (Step-3) without further purification.

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