(Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane → 1-(5-Bromopyridin-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-ol

5-Bromopicolinaldehyde (500 mg, 2.70 mmol) was dissolved in THF (9.0 mL) and the flask was then sealed with a septum, flushed with argon, and cooled to 0° C. (Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (0.44 mL, 3.0 mmol) was then added followed by TBAF (2.7 mL, 2.7 mmol, 1M in THF). The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and was stirred for 2 hours. The reaction was then quenched with water and extracted with DCM (2×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by MPLC on silica gel (using a gradient elution of 10-20% EtOAc/hexanes) to afford the title compound. LRMS (ESI) calc'd for C8H6BrF3O [M+H]+: 256. Found: 256.