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HRID 706725Generated: October 31, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)-6-isopropylpyridine hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(6-(Propan-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)methanolHCID 21874757—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product2-(Chloromethyl)-6-isopropylpyridine hydrochlorideHCID 6797415398%

Reaction Steps

To (6-isopropylpyridin-2-yl)methanol (3.13 g, 20.7 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) at 0° C. was added sulfurous dichloride (12.3 g, 104 mmol). The cold bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred for one hour. Solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give the desired product (98%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09174981B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_11
ORD IDord-d6370ff8f8484258ac906857b636383c
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_11