Hydrochloric Acid → [6-(2-Fluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-pyridin-3-yl]-methanol

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2.60 mg (68.44 mmol) lithium aluminium hydride were given to 110 ml tetrahydrofuran (THF) and stirred at room temperature (r. t.) for 20 min. A solution of 11.20 g (34.22 mmol) 6-(2-Fluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-nicotinic acid methyl ester in 110 ml THF was added drop by drop at 0° C. within 15 min., and the mixture stirred for 2 h at 0° C. 140 ml brine were added slowly at 0° C. and stirred continued for 1 h. The mixture was adjusted to pH=5 by slowly addition of conc. HCl. A formed salt precipitate was isolated by filtration and washed with THF. The combined THF-solutions were evaporated, the residue extracted twice with ethyl acetate, the organic phase dried (sodium sulphate) and evaporated. The obtained material (9.69 g, 99%) used without further purification.

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