Phosphorus oxychloride → 6-Chloro-2-methylnicotinonitrile

A mixture of 131 (1.5 g, 11 mmol) and phosphorus oxychloride (9 mL, 0.1 mol) was heated at reflux for 6 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the excess phosphorus oxychloride was removed under reduced pressure. Ice cold water (50 mL) was added to the residue. The brown precipitate was collected and washed with ice cold water (3×25 mL), ether (2×20 mL), and dried to provide 132 as a light-brown solid (0.9 g, 54%): mp 104-105° C. (lit. (Synthesis 1991, 894-896) mp 106-108° C.). 1HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.83 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 2.77 (s, 3H).

1. temperaturewas heated
2. temperatureat reflux for 6 h
3. customthe excess phosphorus oxychloride was removed under reduced pressure
4. additionIce cold water (50 mL) was added to the residue
5. customThe brown precipitate was collected
6. washwashed with ice cold water (3×25 mL), ether (2×20 mL)
7. customdried

ORD record

ord-862b4a0dc048400e81b27ac8639aa589

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2015_05

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US09034870B2