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HRID 1380049Generated: October 29, 2026

Ammonium Chloride → 2-Methyl-4-pyridinecarboximidamide hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmonium ChlorideHCID 25517—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
Reactant2-Methylpyridine-4-carbonitrileHCID 11959073—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product2-Methyl-4-pyridinecarboximidamide hydrochlorideHCID 13590402—

Reaction Steps

A 17.2 g portion of 4-cyano-2-picoline [E. Ochiai and I. Suzuki, Pharm. Bull. (Japan), 2, 147 (1954)] was dissolved in 150 ml of methanol, 756 mg of sodium methoxide was added and the mixture was stirred overnight. A 7.9 g portion of ammonium chloride was added and the mixture was heated to reflux, then cooled to room temperature, giving 15 g of the desired compound, mp 168°-178° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04579848
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_04
ORD IDord-63e991bb5fed4bdb99959cfc277ac88a
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_04