Phosphorus pentachloride → N-((5-bromo-2-chloropyridin-3-yl)chloromethylene)-2,3-dichlorobenzenamine

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To a slurry of 5-bromo-2-chloro-N-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide (0.75 g, 1.97 mmol) in benzene was added phosphorous pentachloride (0.5 g, 2.365 mmol) and the mixture heated to reflux. After 1.5 hours, the resulting solution was concentrated to provide 0.76 g of N-((5-bromo-2-chloropyridin-3-yl)chloromethylene)-2,3-dichlorobenzenamine as an off white solid. This material was used directly in the next reaction as is.

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