Water → HCID 14270572, compound

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A mixture of commercial zinc powder (1.30 g, 0.02 mole), trifluoromethyl iodide (2.15 g, 11 mmole) and 1,3-dichloroacetone (5.6 g, 44 mmole) in 30 ml dimethylformamide (DMF) is irradiated in the water bath of an ultrasound laboratory cleaner (35 Watts, 32 KHz) for 30 minutes. The mixture is partitioned between 2% w/v aqueous hydrochloric acid and diethyl ether. The ether extract is dried (MgSO4) and the solvent evaporated to afford the title compound.

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