Tetrahydrofuran → 1-(6-Chloro-2-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

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6-Chloro-2-methylnicotinaldehyde (250 mg, 1.6 mmol) was added to tetrahydrofuran (10.7 ml) and cooled to 0° C. Trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane (0.3 ml, 1.9 mmol) was added followed by tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1.9 ml, 1.0M in THF, 1.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature over 1 hour. The reaction was then diluted with water and brine and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The organic layers were combined and dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to yield the title compound as a solid.

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