Sodium hydride → Methyl 2-fluoro-5-nitro-3-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)benzoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-[(4-chlorobutanoyl)amino]-2-fluoro-5-nitrobenzoate (D139) (8.5 g, 26.7 mmol, 1 equiv) in THF (100 ml) was added NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 1.17 g, 29.4 mmol, 1.1 equiv) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 h then diluted with AcOEt. The organic phase was washed with H2O, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography on silica gel (iso-hexane/AcOEt: 2/1) gave methyl 2-fluoro-5-nitro-3-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)benzoate (D140) (3.3 g, 43%) as a yellow solid. [M+H]+=283.1, RT=2.53 min.

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