Acetic Acid → 2,3,5-Trifluoropyridine

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Reaction Steps

8.2 g of the compound obtained in Step 2 was added to a mixture of 320 ml of acetic acid and 120 ml of water, and 400 ml of 10% aqueous copper sulfate was added thereto. The resulting mixture was refluxed for 24 hours while removing water using a Dean-Stark trap, and the residue was dried to obtain 5.8 g (yield: 87.1%) of the title compound.

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