Triethylamine → 2-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-benzodioxole

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306.5 g of 2-(1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-1,3-benzodioxole of Example 2a were dissolved in 500 ml of THF and the solution was treated with 101 g of triethylamine and 30 g of palladium on charcoal (5% strength by weight). The mixture was then hydrogenated for 48 hours at 110° C. under 100 bar hydrogen. The mixture was subsequently filtered, the solvent was stripped off, and the residue was subjected to fractionation in vacuo. The yield was 126 g (46% of theory), and the boiling point was 60° C. at 10 mbar. The NMR spectra showed the following characteristic absorptions: 19F-NMR: -59.0 and -84.6 ppm. 1H-NMR: 3.02 ppm.

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