Bromine → 3-Bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one

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To 5-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-pyridone (10.0 g, 61.3 mmol) and sodium acetate (5.25 g, 64 mmol) in acetic acid (100 ml) was added bromine (3.3 ml, 63 mmol) and the solution stirred at 80° C. for 2 hrs. After concentration in vacuo, the residue was suspended in saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (500 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml). The extracts were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give the product as a tan solid (14.22 g, 58.8 mmol, 96% yield).

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