Pentachloropyridine → 3,5-Dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine

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The method for this Example was similar to Example 1 except as follows. The reaction mixture contained 251.3 g (1.0 mole) pentachloropyridine and 236.9 g (4.0 mole KF) of the KF/FeCl3 mixture, and the reaction temperature was 350° C. and the pressure was 340 psig. There was obtained, 4.3 percent yield of a mixture of 2,4-difluoro-3,5,6-trichloropyridine and 2,6-difluoro-3,4,5-trichloropyridine and 54.2 percent yield of 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine and a 24.9 percent yield of 3-chloro-2,4,5,6-tetrafluoropyridine.

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