2,6-Dichloro-3-nitropyridine

2,6-Dichloro-3-nitropyridine is a vital chemical intermediate used to build complex molecules, mainly in pharmaceuticals for synthesizing analgesics (like fluopyram, a potassium channel opener for pain) and anti-cancer drugs (flupirtine), and in agrochemicals for herbicides and insecticides, leveraging its reactive chlorine/nitro groups as a versatile starting material for diverse, high-value compounds.

API Name Flupirtine
CAS No 16013-85-7
Molecular Formula C5H2Cl2N2O2
Molecular Weight 192.98 g/mol
Synonyms 2,6-dichloro-3-nitropyridine