2,6-Dichloropyridine

2,6-Dichloropyridine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,6-Dichloropyridine
Identifiers
CAS Number	2402-78-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL3561947;
ChemSpider	16095;
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.531
EC Number	219-282-3;
PubChem CID	16989;
UNII	WM26PC2SBW ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2051895 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H3Cl2N/c6-4-2-1-3-5(7)8-4/h1-3H Key: FILKGCRCWDMBKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC(=NC(=C1)Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H3Cl2N
Molar mass	147.99 g·mol−1
Melting point	86–89 °C (187–192 °F; 359–362 K)
Boiling point	211–212 °C (412–414 °F; 484–485 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H301, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2,6-Dichloropyridine is an aryl chloride and a chloropyridine with the formula C₅H₃Cl₂N. A white solid, it is one of six isomers of dichlorpyridine. It serves as a precursor to the antibiotic enoxacin.^[1] 2,6-Dichoropyridine is produced by direct reaction of pyridine with chlorine. 2-Chloropyridine is an intermediate.^[1]

Toxicity[edit]

The LD₅₀ is 115 mg/kg (oral, mice).^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Shimizu, Shinkichi; Watanabe, Nanao; Kataoka, Toshiaki; Shoji, Takayuki; Abe, Nobuyuki; Morishita, Sinji; Ichimura, Hisao (2007). "Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a22_399. ISBN 978-3527306732.

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[Ullmann-1] Shimizu, Shinkichi; Watanabe, Nanao; Kataoka, Toshiaki; Shoji, Takayuki; Abe, Nobuyuki; Morishita, Sinji; Ichimura, Hisao (2007). "Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a22_399. ISBN 978-3527306732.

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