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HRID 1378918Generated: November 3, 2026

Selenium Dioxide → Ethyl 2-formylnicotinate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSelenium DioxideHCID 24007—
ReactantEthyl 2-methylnicotinateHCID 74401—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
ProductEthyl 2-formylnicotinateHCID 15639417—

Reaction Steps

16.9 g of 2-methylnicotinic acid ethyl ester, 22.9 g of selenium (IV) oxide and 240 ml dioxane are combined and refluxed overnight under nitrogen. The mixture is cooled to RT, filtered Through celite, and evaporated. The resulting red sludge is diluted with ethylacetate, filtered twice through celite and the solvent removed by evaporation under vacuum.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05670456
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_09
ORD IDord-7c43b47781964e58b572aa6e0618f25c
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_09