Ethanol → HCID 15222348, compound

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Ethyl 6,6,6-trifluorohexylacetoacetate was added at -35° C. to a solution of sodium (50 moles, 1.15 g) in 150 ml ethanol and stirred for 15 minutes. N-Bromosuccinimide (50 moles, 8.9 g) was added. The solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 2.5 hours. The mixture was poured into water. The intermediate was extracted with hexane. The solvent was removed. The oil was chromatographed over silica gel eluted with hexane to yield 13.6 g of ethyl 2-bromo-8,8,8-trifluorooctanoate. (MS).

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