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HRID 2041309Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-3-methylpyridine hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(3-Methylpyridin-2-yl)methanolHCID 1514369—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product2-(Chloromethyl)-3-methylpyridine hydrochlorideHCID 13058683100%

Reaction Steps

To 2-hydroxymethyl-3-methylpyridine (90 mg, 0.73 mmol) in dry DCM (10 mL) at ambient temperature, add with stirring thionyl chloride (0.53 mL, 7.3 mmol). Continue stirring overnight, concentrate in vacuo, and azeotrope three times with chloroform. Triturate the residue with dry ether, filter, and dry under vacuum to obtain the title compound as a beige solid (130 mg, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08580780B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_11
ORD IDord-1a63c0b1387343ab8379635ef461622c
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_11