Glycerol → 5-Bromo-8-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline

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To a mixture of 5-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (3.0 g, 12.6 mmol), glycerol (4.64 g, 50.0 mmol), and ferrous sulfate (0.56 g, 2.0 mmol) was added conc. sulfuric acid (2.2 mL) dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated at 120° C. for 4 hr. After cooled to RT, the reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate (150 mL), and 2N aq. NaOH was introduced to adjust pH about 13. The organic layer was separated and washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude product, which was purified with flash column chromatography to give 5-bromo-8-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline (1.2 g, 48%).

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