Process for making 5-trifluoromethyl pyridone
AssigneeReilly Tar & Chemical Corp.
InventorThomas D. Bailey
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Abstract
The chemical compound 5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyrone and a process for preparing a 5-trifluoromethyl-2-oxy compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is oxygen or nitrogen bearing a hydrogen, comprising the step of reacting an amount of the 5-carboxy precursor of the compound with a suitable fluorinating agent to selectively transform the 5-carboxy group without altering the oxygen function in the 2-position of the ring.
Claims7
A process for preparing 5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridone comprising the step of reacting an amount of 2-hydroxy-5-carboxypyridine with a suitable fluorinating agent to selectively transform the 5-carboxy group without altering the oxygen function in the 2-position of the ring.
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