Selenium Dioxide → 6-(2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)picolinaldehyde

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0.6 g of 6-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-methylpyridine was dissolved in 50 ml of 1,4-dioxane, 0.43 g of selenium dioxide (Aldrich, Gold Label) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 48 hours. A further 0.7 g, selenium dioxide and 50 ml dioxane were added and refluxing was continued for a further 48 hours. The solids were removed by filtration and the dioxane evaporated to afford crude 6-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde.

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