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HRID 431850Generated: October 30, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 5-Chloro-2-cyanopyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Reactant2,5-DichloropyridineHCID 27685—
CatalystZinc cyanide (Zn(CN)2)HCID 11186—
CatalystZincHCID 23994—
CatalystBis(cyclopenta-1,4-dien-1-yl(diphenyl)phosphane);dichloropalladium;iron(2+)HCID 178418228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product5-Chloro-2-cyanopyridineHCID 383394253%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2,5-dichloropyridine (1.48 g, 10 mmol), zinc cyanide (705 mg, 6 mmol), zinc (dust, 29 mg, 0.45 mmol), [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene] dichloropalladium(II), complex with dichloromethane (1:1) (0.18 g, 0.22 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was heated at reflux for 5 hours. After cooling, the reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate and extracted with water and brine. Silica gel chromatography afforded 735 mg (53%) of 2-cyano-5-chloropyridine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06660753B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_12
ORD IDord-4a9d6a200c5d421782e93efb811202cd
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_12