Nitric Acid → 2,6-Dichloro-3-nitropyridine

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2,6-Dichloropyridine, 25.0 gm (0.168 mole) was added slowly under constant stirring to concentrated sulfuric acid at 20°–25° C. To this solution, 75.0 gm of concentrated nitric acid (98.0%) was added slowly, keeping the reaction temperature below 50° C. After the addition, the resulting mixture was heated to 100°–105° C. for 5.0 hrs. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC. After the reaction was over, the reaction mixture was cooled to 50° C. and poured in ice water. The resulting precipitate was filtered and washed with water. The wet cake thus obtained was dried to give 24.5 gm of 2,6-dichloro-3-nitropyridine. The yield of 2,6-dichloro-3-nitropyridine was 75.38% and the GC purity was 99.5%.

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