Triethylamine → 5-fluoro-N-[(1R,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-2-[3-(methylsulfanyl)phenoxy]nicotinamide

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2-[3-(Methylsulfanyl)phenoxy]-5-fluoronicotinic acid (345 mg, 1.26 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylformamide (10 ml) and triethylamine (865 μl, 11.8 mmol) was added followed by (1R,3R)-3-aminocyclohexanol hydroformate (200 mg, 1.24 mmol), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (715 mg, 3.73 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (185 mg, 1.37 mmol). The reaction was stirred under nitrogen at room temperature for 18 h and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between 10% aq. citric acid solution (50 ml) and diethyl ether (50 ml). The organic was washed with sat. sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml), water (25 ml) and brine (10 ml), dried over MgSO4 and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography using ethyl acetate:cyclohexane (10:90 to 70:30) as eluant to give 5-fluoro-N-[(1R,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-2-[3-(methylsulfanyl)phenoxy]nicotinamide (171 mg) as a colourless gum.

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