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HRID 623952Generated: October 29, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 6-Chloronicotinoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant6-Chloronicotinic acidHCID 79222—
Product6-Chloronicotinoyl ChlorideHCID 2782165—

Reaction Steps

In a 250-mL round-bottom flask was placed a solution of 6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylic acid (15.8 g, 100 mmol) in thionyl chloride (100 mL). The resulting solution was heated at reflux for 5 hours and concentrated under vacuum to give the title compound as a yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09303015B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_04
ORD IDord-edf04b1ed20b4d21a3cc6d5636372e7d
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_04