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HRID 413476Generated: October 28, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-3-(chloromethyl)-5-methylpyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(2-Chloro-5-methylpyridin-3-yl)methanolHCID 12056721—
Product2-Chloro-3-(chloromethyl)-5-methylpyridineHCID 11206082—

Reaction Steps

comprising reacting 2-chloro-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methylpyridine with thionyl chloride to give 2-chloro-3-chloromethyl-5-methylpyridine, followed by reacting the 2-chloro-3-chloromethyl-5-methylpyridine thus obtained with 2-nitroimino-1,3-diazacyclopentane in the presence of a base and an organic solvent, to give 1-(2-chloro-5-methyl-3-pyridylmethyl)-2-nitroiminoimidazolidine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06566528B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_05
ORD IDord-ba8a223b92544fb29e02e2c44799e391
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_05