Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-3-methoxypyridine hydrochloride

HRID 1112218Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1112218 reaction equation
O[CH2:2][C:3]1[C:8]([O:9][CH3:10])=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][N:4]=1.S(Cl)([Cl:13])=O>C(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[ClH:13].[Cl:13][CH2:2][C:3]1[C:8]([O:9][CH3:10])=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][N:4]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 24386Thionyl ChlorideHCID 5324774(3-Methoxypyridin-2-yl)methanol

Product 1

HCID 204742082-(Chloromethyl)-3-methoxypyridine hydrochloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6212ChloroformSolvent

Procedure

3-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylpyridine (4.4 g) was added to a solution of sodium (0.81 g) in methanol (50 ml). The solvent was evaporated off, treated with toluene, reevaporated and taken up in dimethylsulphoxide (88 ml) to which was added methyl iodide (5.0 g) in dimethylsulphoxide (12 ml) while the solution was stirred for 30 minutes at 18°. After standing overnight, the solvent was removed and the residue was partitioned between chloroform and water. The chloroform extract was evaporated and a solution of the residue in ethanol was treated with ethanolic hydrogen chloride to yield 2-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxypyridine hydrochloride (3.0 g) m.p. 208° dec. 2-Hydroxymethyl-3-methoxypyridine (4.2 g) was dissolved in chloroform (60 ml) and to the stirred solution was added thionyl chloride (6 ml). After stirring for 90 minutes and evaporation of the solvent, the residue was recrystallised from ethanol/ether to give 2-chloromethyl-3-methoxypyridine hydrochloride (5.1 g), m.p. 171.5°-172.5°.

Workup

  1. customevaporation of the solvent
  2. customthe residue was recrystallised from ethanol/ether

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2708c0d062a34a2bb1f411fb8ea08fdf
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_10
Patent number
US04120966

Reaction notes

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