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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

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

References

  1. ^ 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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