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HRID 928773Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 6-Chloronicotinoyl Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant6-Chloronicotinic acidHCID 79222—
Product6-Chloronicotinoyl ChlorideHCID 2782165—

Reaction Steps

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask was placed a solution of 6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylic acid (15.8 g, 100.28 mmol) in thionyl chloride (100 mL). The resulting solution was heated to reflux for 5 hours. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give the title compound as yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09290476B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-fb1aa8b8fc134b1286662d94da068683
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03