Trimethylsilyldiazomethane → Methyl 2-amino-4-fluorobenzoate

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To a cooled (0° C.), stirred solution of 4-fluoro-2-aminobenzoic acid (2.68 g; 17.3 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) and MeOH (10 mL) was added a solution of trimethylsilyldiazomethane in hexanes (12 mL of 2.0 N; 24 mmol) via syringe over 20 minutes under nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours then concentrated in vacuo to provide the ester a light yellow solid (˜100%).

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