Pyridine → 3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene

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In a four necked 100 ml flask equipped with a condenser, a dropping funnel and a thermometer, pyridine (19.3 g, 244 mmol) was charged and warmed to 70° C. Monochloromethyl 2-trifluoromethyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropanoate (4.88 g, 20 mmol) was dropwise added thereto while stirring. The reaction was continued at the same temperature as above for 2 hours while stirring. The gas evolved from a top of the condenser was washed with an alkaline solution, dried with alumina and cooled. The resultant liquid was distillated to give 2-trifluoromethyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (b.p., 14° C.) (2.30 g). Yield, 70 %.

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