Piperazine → 1-(3-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperazine

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Piperazine (40 g) was melted by heating at 140° C. and 2,3-dichloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine (10 g) was added thereto. The mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 2 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with brine, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl)piperazine (12.8 g) as a brown solid.

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