Chloroform → 3,5-Dimethyl-4-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy)pyridine-1-oxide

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To a solution of 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitropyridine-1-oxide (2.0 g) in 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol (10 g), potassium t-butoxide (2 g) was added gradually at 0° C. over a period of 15 minutes, after which the solution was stirred at 60° C. for 18 hours. The resulting reaction product, after adding chloroform, was subjected to Celite filtration, after which the filtrate was applied on a silica gel (80 g) column, was eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (1:1) and then with 20% methanol-ethyl acetate and then recrystallized from ether-hexane to give 2.6 g of 3.5-dimethyl-4-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy)pyridine-1-oxide as crystals (melting point: 89°~91° C.).

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