Ethyl 2-(4-amino-2-fluorophenyl)acetate → Ethyl {4-[4,9-bis(ethyloxy)-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]isoindol-2-yl]-2-fluorophenyl}acetate

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A mixture of 1,4-bis(ethyloxy)-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid sodium salt (526 g, 1.51 mol) and ethyl (4-amino-2-fluorophenyl)acetate (539 g, 2.73 mol) in glacial acetic acid (5100 mL) was heated to reflux for 6 hours, with reaction progress monitored by 1H-nmr spectroscopy. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature, stirred for 18 hours, diluted with water (14 L) and stirred for a further 30 minutes. The product was isolated by filtration, washed with water (5 L) and dried in a vacuum oven at 60° C. to give the desired product as an off-white solid (587 g, 84% yield).

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