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HRID 2113634Generated: November 1, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)-6-methylpyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(2-Chloro-6-methylpyridin-4-yl)methanolHCID 22504306—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product2-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)-6-methylpyridineHCID 21698167—

Reaction Steps

2.2 1.14 g of (2-chloro-6-methylpyridin-4-yl)methanol are initially introduced in 50 ml of toluene, and 1.05 ml of thionyl chloride are slowly added dropwise with ice cooling. The mixture is boiled under reflux overnight. After cooling, the solvent is removed, giving 2-chloro-4-chloromethyl-6-methylpyridine as brown oil (1.1 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07432282B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_10
ORD IDord-e624334278f045eebad3125f2b59d0fb
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_10