Quinoline → 2,3-Dichloro-5-nitropyridine

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 2 L flask with mechanical stirrer and thermocouple was charged with POCl3 (200 g, 1.30 mol). The flask was cooled in an ice bath to an internal temperature of 0–5° C. as quinoline (84 g, 0.65 mol) was added. The product of Example 2A (227 g, 1.30 mol) was added in portions, so as to maintain the reaction temperature below 10° C. The cold bath was removed, and the mixture was warmed to 120° C. for 90 minutes. The temperature was decreased to 100° C. and the reaction mixture was quenched by addition of water (500 mL) maintaining the internal temperature between 100–110° C. After complete addition, the mixture was cooled in ice to 0–5° C. for 1 hour and filtered. The filter cake was washed with cold water and dried under vacuum at 40° C. to provide the title compound. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 8.39 (d, J=3 Hz, 1H), 9.16 (d, J=3 Hz, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence