Synthetic Communications · 2004 · 22 citations · 20 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryGreen ChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisOrganic SynthesisPyridine ChemistryPyridine SynthesisSelective SynthesisSelectivity
Abstract Diphosgene and triphosgene in the presence of amines were found to be an excellent chlorinating agents with high selectivity for the preparation of chloromethylpyridines and chloropyridines from picoline‐N‐oxides and pyridine‐N‐oxides respectively.
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