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HRID 899959Generated: November 3, 2026

Azobisisobutyronitrile → 2-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)pyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 6547—
ReactantChlorosuccinimideHCID 31398—
Reactant2-Chloro-4-methylpyridineHCID 77248—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Product2-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)pyridineHCID 11126573—

Reaction Steps

10 g of 2-chloro-4-methylpyridine are dissolved in 30 ml of CH3CN and a mixture of AIBN (3 g) and NCS (30 g) is added. The resulting mixture is refluxed for 4 hours. After removing the solvent, the crude product is further purified by distillation (boiling point: 70° C., 20 mtorr).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07354933B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_04
ORD IDord-a825dba2cf224593bec34cd43bbf5f21
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_04