Bromine → 5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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To a solution of 3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (25.0 g, 0.15 mol) in AcOH (300 mL) were added NaOAc (15.1 g, 0.18 mol) and dropwise Br2 (8.6 mL, 0.17 mol). Then the mixture was stirred at 80° C. overnight, concentrated, diluted with sat aq. NaHCO3 and extracted with EtOAc twice. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated and purified by CC (PE/EA=7/2) to give compound P45a (29.7 g, 80%) as a white solid.

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