Phosphorus pentachloride → HCID 14328051, compound

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N-(2-methoxy-5-pyridyl)-cyclopropane carboxamide (5.0 g, 0.026 mol) was added portionwise to stirred solution of phosphorus pentachloride (5.42 g, 0.026 mol) in dichloromethane (25 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. After complete addition the mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour and then heated at reflux for a further one hour. The reaction mixture was then evaporated under vacuum to give a solid product which was washed with diethyl ether (50 ml) and air dried to give N-(2-methoxy-5-pyridyl)-cyclopropylmethanimidoyl chloride as the hydrochloride salt (6.2 g, 97%) which was used in Stage 3 without further purification or characterisation.

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