Thionyl Chloride → 3-Chloromethyl-2-methyl-6-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyridine

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0.875 g (3.27 mmol) of the above prepared [2-methyl-6-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-methanol was dissolved in 16 ml of CH2Cl2 and treated dropwise at 0° C. with 0.48 ml (2 eq.) of SOCl2. The reaction mixture was kept at 0° C. for 5 Min. and at RT for 30 Min. Pouring onto crashed ice/NaHCO3, twofold extraction with AcOEt, washing with water, drying over sodium sulfate and evaporation of the solvents afforded 0.875 g of pure title compound as light yellow oil.

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