Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride → 4-Chloro-2-pyridinecarbonitrile

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 4-chloropiridine-N-oxide (5.00 g, 38.6 mmol) and trimethylsilyl cyanide (4.84 g, 46.3 mmol) in dichloromethane (60 ml) cooled to 0° C. was added dropwise N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl chloride (3.8 ml, 40.5 mmol). The mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and a 30% aqueous solution of K2CO3 (100 ml) was added. The crude product was extracted with dichloromethane (100 ml×2), the organic extracts dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give 4-chloro-2-pyridinecarbonitrile (5.35 g, 100%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 8.63 (1 H, d, J=4.8 Hz), 7.72 (1 H, d, J=2.6 Hz), 7.55 (1 H, dd, J=1.8, 5.1 Hz).

Provenance & Evidence