methyl 5-amino-4-chloro-2-fluorobenzoate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of methyl 5-amino-4-chloro-2-fluorobenzoate (248 mg, 1.22 mmol) and pyridine (0.12 mL, 1.46 mmol) in 5 mL CH2Cl2 was added methanesulfonyl chloride (0.10 mL, 1.34 mmol). After 5 days at room temperature, the reaction mixture was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and extracted with CHCl3 to provide crude methyl 4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]benzoate as a solid (ESI-MS 280 (M−H)), which was hydrolyzed using aqueous NaOH to provide 4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]benzoic acid (ESI-MS 266 (M−H)), which was used without further purification. the reaction mixture was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 extracted with CHCl3