Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Pyridinemethanol, 6-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-alpha-methyl-

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To a solution of 1-{6-[chloro(difluoro)methyl]pyridin-3-yl}ethanone (B) (0.85 g, 4.14 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) at 0° C. was added NaBH4 (0.16 g, 4.14 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 30 min and 2 M HCl aqueous solution was added until pH reached 7. Solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the remaining mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×50 mL). The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated, and dried in vacuo to give 0.798 g of analytically pure 1-{6-[chloro(difluoro)methyl]-pyridin-3-yl}ethanol (C) on GC-MS as a light yellow oil in 93 percent yield. GC-MS: mass calcd for C8H6ClF2NO [M]+ 207. Found 207.

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