Methyl iodide → N-(3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)phenyl)-N-methyl cyclopropane sulfonamide

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To a solution of N-(3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)phenyl)cyclopropane-sulfonamide (see Example 2) (283.9 mg, 0.61 mmol) in 3 ml anhydrous THF was added at −78° C. a IM solution of LHMDS (0.6 ml, 0.6 mol) and the solution was stirred for 10 min at this temperature. Then, methyl iodide (0.8 ml, 1.824 g, 12.9 mmol) was added and the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 7 h. The solvent was removed and the residue extracted using EtOAc and brine. The organic fractions were dried using Na2SO4 and the solvent was removed. The obtained crude product was purified using flash-column chromatography (Si, EtOAc/Hexanes 1:2, Rf=0.45). Yield: 205 mg, 70%). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ=7.41-7.39 (d, 1H, J=10 Hz), 7.30-7.29 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.23-7.20 (m, 1H), 6.98-6.93 (q, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 6.60 (s, 1H, br), 6.51-6.47 (m, 1H), 3.23 (s, 3H), 2.46-2.42 (m, 1H), 1.19-1.16 (m, 2H), 1.04-1.02 (m, 2H); m/z=481 [M−1]−.

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