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HRID 2200599Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-5-methylpyridine hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(5-Methylpyridin-2-yl)methanolHCID 12325387—
Product2-(Chloromethyl)-5-methylpyridine hydrochlorideHCID 2331379591.3%

Reaction Steps

A solution of (5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanol in SOCl2(10 mL) was refluxed 30 min. The mixture was concentrated and dried in vacuo to give 2-(chloromethyl)-5-methylpyridine hydrochloride (2.1 g, 91.3% yield) as white solid. LCMS MH+ 142.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09359359B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-c13b11f1820c4f44826724b9b69c605d
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06