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HRID 263234Generated: October 28, 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 numberUS04156727
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_05
ORD IDord-ffc4a63aef364ac1bddee86b346a8749
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_05