Dichloropyridine

Dichloropyridines are organic compounds with the formula Cl₂C₅H₃N, consisting of a pyridine ring substituted with two chlorides. ^[1] Six isomers are known. They are white or colorless, most are solids at room temperature.

Isomers of Dichloropyridine

Name	Registry number	melting point (°C)
2,3-Dichloropyridine	2402-77-9	64-67
2,4-Dichloropyridine	26452-80-2	-1
2,5-Dichloropyridine	16110-09-1	59-62
2,6-Dichloropyridine	2402-78-0	83-86
3,4-Dichloropyridine	55934-00-4	22–24
3,5-Dichloropyridine	2457-47-8	65-67

References

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   978-3-527-30673-2.