Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-chloro-6-(3,4-difluorophenoxy)-5-fluoronicotinate

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To a solution of ethyl 2,6-dichloro-5-fluoronicotinate (20 g, 84 mmol) and 3,4-difluorophenol (10.93 g, 84 mmol) in acetonitrile (200 mL) was added potassium carbonate (20.90 g, 151 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hr. and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with Hex/EtOAc (10:1) to give ethyl 2-chloro-6-(3,4-difluorophenoxy)-5-fluoronicotinate (23.5 g, 80%).

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