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HRID 1593662Generated: October 26, 2026

2-Chloro-5-(chloromethyl)pyridine → Imidacloprid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-5-(chloromethyl)pyridineHCID 155479—
ReactantN-nitroimidazolidin-2-imineHCID 135413413—
ProductImidaclopridHCID 86287518—

Reaction Steps

Preferably, the reaction of 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl pyridine with 2-nitroiminoimidazolidine is carried out at 50° C., so as to obtain good yields of imidacloprid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07297798B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_11
ORD IDord-db3d0eb05b3145209128d3b794fc72ce
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_11