Dimethylformamide → 3-chloro-2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide

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Thionyl chloride, 6.0 g (50 mmol) was added to a solution of 4.0 g (16 mmol) 3-chloro-2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid in 10 mL dimethylformamide. The reaction mixture was heated to 75° C. for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and carefully added to 25 mL of ice cold ammonium hydroxide. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and the solid product filtered, washed with water and dried to yield 3.96 g (99%) of 3-chloro-2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide.

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