Methyl Isocyanate → HCID 13937121, compound

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A solution was prepared by dissolving 7.4 g (0.03 m) of 6-chloro-4-(trichloromethyl)-2-pyridinol in 45 ml of dry dimethylformamide. To this solution was added 1.71 g (0.03 m) of methyl isocyanate and 7 drops of triethylamine. The mixture was allowed to stand, at room temperature, for ~30 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured over ice and the resulting solids were filtered out and taken up in hexane. The above-named product was recrystallized from the hexane and recovered in a yield of 3.8 g. The product melted at 95.5°-99.5° C. The structure of the compound was confirmed by its IR spectrum. Upon analysis, the product was found to have carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and chlorine contents of 31.90, 2.10, 9.10 and 46.26 percent, respectively, as compared with the theoretical contents of 31.50, 1.99, 9.22 and 46.50 percent, respectively, as calculated for the above-named compound (Compound 2).

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