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HRID 2295868Generated: November 4, 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 to 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 numberUS04426526
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_01
ORD IDord-0b61a74051924688b40e337079997ff9
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_01