1-iodo-2-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 3-Amino-2-methylbenzotrifluoride (Aldrich Co., 5.25 g) was added to a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (20 ml) and water (20 ml) and, under ice-cooling, sodium nitrite (3.31 g) dissolved in water (10 ml) was added dropwise thereto. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hr. Potassium iodide (9.95 g) dissolved in water (20 ml) was added to the reaction mixture. The mixture was stirred at −4° C. for 2 hr. The mixture was adjusted to pH 11 or above with a 6N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and an aqueous thiosodium sulfate solution was added thereto. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine and dried. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a brown oil. The oil was purified by silica gel column chromatography (elution solvent: hexane) to give 3-iodo-2-methylbenzotrifluoride (6.28 g, yield 73%). cooling was added dropwise was added to the reaction mixture The mixture was stirred at −4° C. for 2 hr The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate The extract was washed with saturated brine dried The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a brown oil The oil was purified by silica gel column chromatography (elution solvent: hexane)