Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-nicotinonitrile

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Alternatively, as shown in Scheme 3 below, the bisdimethylaminemethylene intermediate iii obtained by reaction of 3-oxo-butyronitrile ii with DMF-DMA can be reacted with 3,4-dimethoxybenzylamine at reflux in a solvent such as toluene to give 1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-pyridine-3-carbonitrile viii. Reaction of viii with excess LiCl in refluxing POCl3 results in removal of the dimethoxybenzyl group and conversion to the corresponding 4-chloro-nicotinonitrile v.

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