Thionyl Chloride → 3-(Chloromethyl)quinoline hydrochloride

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To a solution of 2.53 g (15.9 mmol) of 3-quinolinemethanol in 25 mL of toluene was added dropwise at room temperature 5 mL of thionyl chloride. The reaction mixture was stirred at that temperature for 4 hours, then dried in vacuo to give a solid which was suspended in 20 mL of toluene and treated with 4 mL of thionyl chloride at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2.05 g (60%) of a solid. The product, having the structural formula ##STR86## was not further purified. NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 9.36 (1H, d), 9.1 (1H, bs), 8.6-7.8 (4H, m), 5.2 (2H, s).

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