2-Fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline → 3-Ethoxythiocarbonylthio-4-fluorobenzotrifluoride

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2-Fluoro-5-trifluoromethylaniline (14 g) was suspended in 30 ml of water and 10 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The suspension was cooled to −5° C. while a solution of 5.93 g of sodium nitrite in 30 ml of water was added dropwise, followed by stirring at −59° C. for 2 hours. Then the solution was added to a solution of 16 g of potassium O-ethyl dithiocarbonate in 20 ml of water (40 to 50° C.), followed by stirring for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was extracted with an aqueous solution of ethyl acetate, dried and concentrated, giving 22 g of 3-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-4-fluorobenzotrifluoride.

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