2-Chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine → 2-Chloro-5-(chloromethyl)pyridine

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Reaction Steps

The method according to claim 1, wherein 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine is reduced at a reaction temperature of from -20° C. to +100° C. with from 2 to 4 equivalents of the proton donor and from 2 to 4 equivalents of zinc, relative to 1 mol of 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine and from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of the solvent, relative to 1 mol of 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine, to obtain 2-chloro-5chloromethylpyridine.

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