Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl benzoate

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To ethanol (15 mL) was added 4-[[2-(3-aminophenoxy)-6-(5-cyano-2-phenyl-methoxyphenoxy)-3,5-difluoropyridin-4-yl]oxy]-3-methoxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester (0.50 g, 0.80 mmol), cyanamide (0.60 g, 14 mmol), and 6 M hydrochloric acid (0.7 mL). After refluxing for 19 hours, cyanamide (0.60 g, 14 mmol) and 6 M hydrochloric acid (0.7 mL) was added and refluxing was continued for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and purified by HPLC to give 4-[[2-[3-(guanidino)phenoxy)-6-(5-cyano-2-benzyloxyphenoxy)-3,5-difluoro-pyridin-4-yl)oxy]-3-methoxy]benzoic acid, ethyl ester.

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