Hydrochloric Acid → methyl N-(2-fluoro-4-chloro-5-cyclopentyloxyphenyl)carbamate

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Methyl N-(2-fluoro-4-chloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)carbamate (1.64 Kg, 7.47 mol), cyclopentyl-p-toluenesulfonate (1.80 Kg, 7.48 mol), potassium carbonate (1.03 Kg, 7.46 mol) and potassium iodide (12.3 g, 1.0 mol %) were placed in a 10L three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer and a Dimroth funnel, and, after adding acetone (7.5 liters) as a solvent thereto, the mixture was refluxed under heating for4 hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was taken out, and 0.5N hydrochloric acid (20 liters) was added thereto while vigorously stirring. The precipitated methyl N-(2-fluoro-4-chloro-5-cyclopentyloxyphenyl)carbamate as a white solid (2.0 Kg, 6.95 mol, 93.1% yield) was isolated by filtration and thoroughly dired.

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