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HRID 453276Generated: October 26, 2026

Methyl 6-chloro-5-nitronicotinate → Methyl 5-amino-6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 6-chloro-5-nitronicotinateHCID 346961—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 5-amino-6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylateHCID 1841243856%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature75 °C

Reaction Steps

A suspension of methyl 6-chloro-5-nitronicotinate (1 eq), iron powder (5.2 eq), and NH4Cl3 (5.3 eq) in MeOH was heated at 75° C. for 2 h. The mixture was passed through a pad of celite while hot and concentrated in vacuo to give methyl 5-amino-6-chloronicotinate (56% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08492401B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_07
ORD IDord-ac6e5532c22546a68a8f5d2ab19e2282
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_07