Methyl chloroacetate → Methyl alpha-(3,5,6-trichloropyridyl)acetate

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Essentially equimolar amounts of sodium 3,5,6-trichloropyridinate and methyl α-chloroacetate in toluene were blended together in the presence of from 2 to 5 mole percent of benzyltriethylammonium chloride and the mixture refluxed at 105°C for 3 hours. The product, methyl α-(3,5,6-trichloropyridyl)acetate, was thus obtained in approximately 90 percent yield.

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