Abstract
Effective chlorination of 2,3,5,6-tetrachloropyridine to pentachloropyridine was realized under mild phase transfer conditions with carbon tetrachloride and 50% NaOH or solid K3PO4. Mechanistic study of this reaction indicated the possibility of an aromatic carbanionic intermediate. Hexachloroethane was established as a more selective electrophilic chlorination agent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5061-5063 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- Aromatic carbanion
- Halogenation
- Phase transfer
- Polyhalomethane
- Potassium phosphate