Benzonitrile, 4-(trifluoromethyl)- → 4-Methylbenzotrifluoride

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To 4 ml of methanol (3.06 g) was added 0.71 g of p-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile. The solution was added to the reactor at 0.34 ml/min. The product, p-trifluoromethyltoluene, was isolated in a methanol solution in a 91% yield.

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