A Simple Synthetic Route to Methyl 3-Fluoropyridine-4-carboxylate by Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution.docVIP

Molecules 2006, 11, 130-133 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Short Communication A Simple Synthetic Route to Methyl 3-Fluoropyridine-4- carboxylate by Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Freddy Tjosaas ? and Anne Fiksdahl * Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. ? E-mail: tjosas@chem.ntnu.no * To whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: Anne.Fiksdahl@chem.ntnu.no Received: 25 January 2006 / Accepted: 24 February 2006 / Published: 25 February 2006 Abstract: The nitro group of methyl 3-nitropyridine-4-carboxylate (