Ammonium Hydroxide → Pyridine, 2,3,5-trichloro-

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To a 500 milliliter, 3-neck flask which was fitted with a reflux condenser, heater, thermometer and stirrer was added 200 milliliters (1.2 moles) of 6N ammonium hydroxide, 39.0 grams (0.60 gram atom) of zinc dust, 100 milliliters of toluene and 25.1 grams (0.1 mole) of pentachloropyridine. The pH of the mixture was 12.6. The mixture was heated to 70° C., with stirring, and held under these conditions for 35 hours. At the end of this period, the reaction mixture was cooled to 20° C. and filtered to remove insolubles. The filter cake was washed with toluene and the toluene combined with the filtrate and concentrated by distillation. Analysis indicated a 2,3,5-trichloropyridine yield of 9.39 grams (52 percent of theoretical).

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