Iodine chloride → 3-Iodo-7-(trifluoromethyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

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To a stirred solution of 7-trifluoromethyl-5-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (21.60 g, 65 mmol) in acetic acid (130 mL) containing anhydrous NaOAc (6.045 g, 74 mmol), was slowly added iodine monochloride (19.65 mL, 3.75M in HOAc). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The suspension was diluted with water, the yellow crystalline filtrated, washed with water and dried in vacuum overnight to give 3-iodo-7-trifluoromethyl-5-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (31.1 g, 100%) as yellow crystalline solid. MS (ISP) 458.2 [(M+H)+].

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