Hexachloroethane → 4-Chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinic acid

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin (198.8 g, 1.41 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.5 L) was added n-butyl-lithium (564 mL, 1.41 mol) dropwise at −78° C. Then the mixture was stirred from −78° C.˜−30° C. for 30 minutes. Then the mixture was cooled to −78° C. and a solution of 6-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinic acid (90 g, 1.47 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (2.5 L) added dropwise at −78° C., then the mixture was stirred from −78° C.-−40° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was cooled to −78° C. and a solution of hexachloroethane (222.5 g, 0.94 mol) was added to the reaction mixture dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 3 hours. Aqueous ammoniumchloride (1500 mL) was added to the mixture slowly at −78° C. and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (1 L*3). The combined organic layer was concentrated and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluted with dichloromethane: methanol=20:1 to yield 4-chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinic acid (Int-11) (85 g, 80%) as a brown solid.

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