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HRID 2083042Generated: November 1, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(3-Methoxypyridin-2-yl)methanolHCID 5324774—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product2-(Chloromethyl)-3-methoxypyridine hydrochlorideHCID 20474208—

Reaction Steps

2-Hydroxymethyl-3-methoxypyridine (4.2 g) was dissolved in chloroform (60 ml) and the stirred solution was added thionyl chloride (6 ml). The mixture was stirred for 90 minutes and the solvent evaporated and the residue was recrystallised from ethanol/ether to give 2-chloromethyl-3-methoxypyridine hydrochloride (5.1 g), m.p. 171.5°-172.5°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04083983
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_04
ORD IDord-925cff30090c483fa56b995d50c32d84
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_04