Abstract A convenient three-step synthesis has been developed to prepare a series of homologous 4, 4′-di (ω-thioalkyl)-2, 2′-bipyridines from 4, 4′-dimethylbipyridine. The smallest member of the series, 4, 4′-di (thiomethyl)-2, 2′-bipyridine, has been synthesized by a slightly different route from 4, 4′-bis (trimethylsilylmethyl)-2, 2′-bipyridine; the monothiomethyl analogue has been obtained from the corresponding mono ( ...
![4-(4-chlorobutyl)-2-[4-(4-chlorobutyl)pyridin-2-yl]pyridine Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/410/141119-78-0.png)