Thionyl Chloride → {2-[3-(3,4,5-Trichlorophenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)-pyrimidin-5-yl}methanol

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2-[3-(3,4,5-Trichlorophenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(trifluoro-methyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid (2.0 g) was added to 1,2-dichloroethane (50 mL). To the resulting mixture, thionyl chloride (1.0 g), and one drop of N,N-dimethylformamide was added and the mixture was refluxed under heating for 5 hours. After removing the solvent by evaporation, the residues were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL), and the resulting solution was added dropwise to the mixture solution comprising water (30 mL), 1,4-dioxane (30 mL), and sodium borohydride (0.4 g) under ice cooling. After the dropwise addition was completed, the solution was refluxed under heating for one hour. After cooling, the reaction solution was poured over ice water and then extracted with ethyl acetate. After cooling, the extraction was carried out by adding water and ethyl acetate to the solution. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure, and the residue was then purified by a silica gel chromatography to obtain the title compound (1.65 g, 86%).

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