Ammonium Hydroxide → 4-Chloro-2,3-dimethyl-5-nitropyridine

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2,3-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-5-nitropyridine (26.8 g, 0.16 mol) prepared in Step 3 was added to 85 ml of phosphorus oxychloride. Phosphorus pentachloride (33.3 g, 0.16 mol) was added to the reaction mixture, which was then refluxed under stirring for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was left overnight at room temperature, added to ice water, brought to pH 5 with 28% ammonium hydroxide, and then extracted with ether. The separated organic layer was dried on anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated to give 28.3 g of the titled compound.

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