Water → 5-Chloro-2-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]pyrrole

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A solution of 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]pyrrole (1.0 g, 0.00323 mol) in acetic acid is treated with thionyl chloride (0.43 g, 0.00323 mol), stirred for 30 minutes, poured into water and decanted to obtain a residue. The residue is dissolved in ethyl acetate and the organic solution is washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a dark syrup. Flash chromatography of the syrup using silica gel and a 1:5 ethyl acetate/hexanes solution gives the title product as a yellow solid (0.43 g, mp 109°-112° C.) which is identified by 1HNMR spectral analysis.

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