Pyridine → Methyl (3,5-dibromo-4-fluorophenyl)carbamate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

3,5-dibromo-4-fluoroaniline (1.6 g, 4.16 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (41.6 ml). Pyridine (0.90 ml, 11.13 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture cooled to 0-5° C. Methyl chloroformate (0.66 ml, 8.52 mmol) was added drop wise via syringe. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0-5° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with additional 50 ml dichloromethane and washed with 0.5 M citric acid twice, NaHCO3 solution once and brine once, then dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to dryness. Chromatography on silica (gradient from 100% hexanes to 100% DCM) gave methyl (3,5-dibromo-4-fluorophenyl)carbamate (1.22 g) as a colorless fluffy solid.

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