Phosphorus oxychloride → 6-Chloro-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine

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A suspension of 6-methyl-5-nitro-1H-pyridin-2-one (Preparation 2, 3.53 g, 22.9 mmol) in phosphorous oxychloride (20 mL) was heated to 115° C. (oil bath temperature) for 3 h then allowed to cool to rt. The phosphorous oxychloride was removed in vacuo and the residue poured into iced water (100 mL). The mixture was quenched by addition of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, then the aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to furnish the title compound as a brown solid. δH (CDCl3): 2.86 (3H, s), 7.36 (1H, d, 8.59 Hz), 8.27 (1H, d, 8.32 Hz).

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