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HRID 751272Generated: October 27, 2026

Formaldehyde → (5-Iodopyridin-2-yl)-methylene-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant2-Pyridinamine, 5-iodo-HCID 88579—
CatalystTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Product(5-Iodopyridin-2-yl)-methylene-amineHCID 5861197576.6%

Reaction Steps

Add trifluoroacetic acid (3 drops) to a suspension of 2-amino-5-iodopyridine (1.0 g, 4.5 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (1.0 g). Heat the mixture at reflux for 15 h and concentrate. Purification by flash chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate gives 0.8 g (75%) of the title compound as a white solid. ES+ m/e 232.6 (M+1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07405299B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_07
ORD IDord-c30ff42efef54040ada30ab2e70ed825
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_07