Potassium Fluoride → 5-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Into a 10-mL sealed tube purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of KF (53 mg, 0.91 mmol, 1.10 equiv) in NMP (3 mL), CuI (175 mg, 0.92 mmol, 1.10 equiv), trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane (119 mg, 0.84 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and 5-chloro-2-iodopyridine (as prepared in the previous step, 200 mg, 0.84 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 60° C. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 20 mL of ammonia (12%). The resulting solution was extracted with 2×20 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with 50 ml of brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to yield 5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine as a yellow oil.

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