Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine

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2-Hydroxymethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine (5.0 g (23.7 mmol)) was dissolved in dimethoxyethane (40 ml), and thionyl chloride (4.23 g (35.6 mmol)) was added dropwise into the solution in a temperature that did not exceed 25° C. Stirring was carried out at room temperature, and then after it had been confirmed by TLC that the starting material had disappeared, vacuum concentration was carried out, thus obtaining 2-chloromethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine (6.25 g (yield: 99.2%)).

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