Benzyl Alcohol → Dibenzyl pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate
Reaction equation
[N:1]1[CH:6]=[C:5]([C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[C:10]([OH:12])=[O:11].[CH2:13](O)[C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=1>S(Cl)(Cl)=O>[N:1]1[CH:6]=[C:5]([C:7]([O:9][CH2:13][C:14]2[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=2)=[O:8])[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[C:10]([O:12][CH2:13][C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=1)=[O:11]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Analogously to Example 1, 20 g of pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid are converted into the acid chloride with 160 ml of thionyl chloride and this is reacted with 25.9 g of benzyl alcohol. The product is recrystallized from ethyl acetate, with the addition of active charcoal.