Iodine → HCID 67291168, compound

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A solution of 23.4 g (104 mM) of 1-bromo-4-trifluoromethylbenzene in 100 ml of THF is added dropwise to 2.53 g (104 mM) of magnesium metal and one crystal of iodine covered with 100 ml of THF. The mixture is stirred at the reflux temperature of the solvent for 2 hours and then cooled to 10° C. A solution of 5 g (42 mM) of 2-cyano-5-pyridinol in 80 ml of THF is then added dropwise. The mixture is refluxed for 2 hours and then stirred for 18 h at room temperature. It is treated with 120 ml of 0.5 N sulfuric acid and the solvents are evaporated off under reduced pressure. The medium is brought to neutral pH by washing with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, extraction is carried out with ethyl acetate and the extract is dried over magnesium sulfate. After purification by chromatography on silica gel (eluent: toluene/ethyl acetate 8/2, then pure ethyl acetate and finally ethyl acetate/aqueous ammonia 95/5; v/v), the expected product is obtained in the form of a pale pink solid with a yield of 66%.

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