(Diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride → 2-Chloro-4-(1-fluoroethyl)pyridine

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1-(2-Chloropyridin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol (115 g, 729 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and dichloromethane (3300 mL) were added to a 5000-mL 4-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen. DAST (144 g, 893 mmol, 1.25 equiv) was added dropwise with stirring at −78° C. in 30 min. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction was then slowly quenched by the addition of water (1000 mL). The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane (3×1000 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with brine (3×1000 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel column (1:10 ethyl acetate/petroleum ether) to afford 2-chloro-4-(1-fluoroethyl)pyridine as light yellow oil.

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