Pyridine-2-carbonitrile → HCID 59750197, compound

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A mixture of 5-chloro-2-mercaptobenzoic acid (2.00 g, 10.6 mmol), 2-cyanopyridine (1.10 g, 10.5 mmol) and pyridine (50.0 ml) was refluxed for 9 hrs. After cooling, the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and recrystallized from hexane-chlorobenzene to give the titled compound (0.78 g, 27%).

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