Chlorine → Benzene, 2-chloro-1-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-

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In a continuous process, about 8 parts per hour of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride vapors and about 15 parts per hour of chlorine gas were passed simultaneously through a vapor phase reactor maintained at a temperature of about 320° C. and the reaction product vapors were condensed and collected. The process was continued until about 40 parts of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride had been passed through the reactor, yielding about 36.3 parts of 3-chloro-4-fluoro benzotrifluoride product. The structure of the product was confirmed by spectral analysis.

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