Acetic Acid → 5-(m-Chlorobenzylmercapto)-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester

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To the stirred suspension of 1.73 g of sodium hydride in 30 ml of dimethylformamide the solution of 12.7 g of m-chlorobenzylmercaptan is added during 2 minutes and stirring is continued for 15 minutes. Thereupon the solution of 12.25 g of 5-nitro-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester in 75 ml of dimethylformamide is added all at once. The mixture is stirred for 1 hour on the steam bath and allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. It is poured onto ice and acetic acid, the suspension obtained filtered and the residue recrystallized from 95% aqueous ethanol, to yield the 5-(m-chlorobenzylmercapto)-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester melting at 75°-77°.

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