alpha-Chloro-o-xylene → 2-(2-methylphenylmethylthio)pyridine N-oxide

HRID 329146

Reaction equation

HRID 329146 reaction equation
Cl[CH2:2][C:3]1[C:4]([CH3:9])=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1.[Na].[SH:11][C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][N+:13]=1[O-:18]>>[CH3:9][C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[CH2:2][S:11][C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][N+:13]=1[O-:18]

Participants

3

Procedure

The intermediate 2-(2-methylphenylmethylthio)pyridine N-oxide is prepared by the procedure described in Example 2 from α-chloro o-xylene and 2-mercaptopyridine N-oxide sodium salt. Melting point 134° -136° C. Yield 85% theory. Structure confirmed by IR and NMR.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ab49ba2950744e8dad6f97b44d06fe5a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_04
Patent number
US04019893

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