Methylhydrazine → 2-(1-Methylhydrazinyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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2-Chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine (44.3 g; 0.24 mol) was treated with several portions of methyl hydrazine (33.9 g; 0.74 mol) at room temperature under nitrogen. The mixture was heated at 90° C. for 6 hr. The resulting solid was treated with 3M aqueous NaOH and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were dried and evaporated to leave an oil/solid. Distillation of the crude product to remove excess hydrazine gave 1-[5-trifluoromethylpyrid-2-yl]-1-methyl hydrazine as a white solid (44.0 g; 94%), m.pt. 52°-55° C. ##STR14##

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