Thionyl Chloride → 3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine-2-carbonyl chloride

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Reaction Steps

89.3 g of 3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (Example P3) are slowly heated to reflux with 60 ml of thionyl chloride and the mixture is then stirred at that temperature for 4 hours, after which it is cooled to 25° C. and concentrated to dryness in vacuo. Twice, toluene is added and the mixture is again concentrated to dryness. 94.0 g of the desired product are obtained in the form of a yellow residue.

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