With sodium 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxide, sodium 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-p
ropoxide and sodium methoxide used as nucleophilic reagents, the alcoh
olysis reactions of 2,3,4,5,6-pentachloropyridine and 2,3,5,6-tetrachl
oropyridine were studied. Some new polyfluoroalkoxypyridines have been
synthesized. The activities, pathways, mechanism of the alcoholysis r
eactions are discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights rese
rved.