Dimethylformamide → 2-Chloro-5-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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SOCl2 (18.45 mL, 253 mmol) was added to a solution of 5-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-ol (2.63 g, 12.64 mmol). DMF (1.957 mL, 25.3 mmol) was added and the mixture was at 100° C. for 10 h. Then the solution was concentrated and distributed between EA and saturated NaHCO3 solution. The combined organic extract was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The resulting 2-chloro-5-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (2.46 g, 10.86 mmol, 86% yield) was used in the next step without further purification. TLC (PE/EA=5:1, Rf=0.6): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 9.23-9.59 (m, 1H), 8.79 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H).

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