Phosphorus oxychloride → 2,4-Dichloro-5-(chloromethyl)pyridine

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Reaction Steps

20.2 g. of 2,4-dichloropyridin-5-methanol (0.11 mol.) and 150 ml. of phosphorus oxychloride are refluxed for 19 hours. Then the excess phosphorus oxychloride is removed in vacuo and ice is added to the residue. 5-Chloromethyl-2,4-dichloropyridine is filtered off, washed with water, dried in the desiccator over P2O5 and recrystallized from hexane; yield 17.95 g. (83%), m.p. 55°-56°.

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