Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Christoph Mannheims

Reinhard Lantzsch

Klaus Jelich

Carl Casser

Walter Merz

Knud Lawrenz

Udo Kraatz

Hans Lindel

Martin Littmann

Method for producing optically active 1-phenylethylamines

The present invention relates to new chloropyridinium chlorides of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents in each case optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl,

Chloropyridinium chlorides and process for their preparation

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 5-substituted 2-chloropyridines of the formula (I) ##STR1## by reaction of acetenamides of the formula (II) ##STR2## with Vilsmeier reagent, which is prepared by reaction of dialkylformamides of the formula (III) ##STR3## with a chlorinating agent, the excess of which is removed from the reaction mixture by distillation or by addition of dialkylformamide after completion of the reaction of the Vilsmeier reagent with the acetenamide of the formula (II), wherein in the formulae (I)-(III):

Process for the preparation of 5-substituted 2-chloropyridines

A process for the preparation of a chloropyridine of the formula ##STR1## which comprises reacting an enamide of the formula ##STR2## with a chlorinating agent in the presence of a di-substituted formamide ##STR3## in which R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each individually is alkyl or cycloalkyl or together are alkanediyl, at a temperature between about -30.degree. C. and 100.degree. C., thereby to produce a compound of the formula ##STR4## and subjecting said compound to thermal cleavage. Compounds I are novel. Compounds IV are known intermediates for agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.

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