Condensation of 2-pyridine acetic acid with thionyl chloride under reflux c
onditions generates the title compound in one step with >95% yield. Its rea
ctivity toward alcohols and amines were investigated. All of the derivative
s were characterized by NMR and MS analysis. One of its derivatives, 1-chlo
ro-2-methoxycarboxy-4H-quinolizin-4-one, 5, was also characterized by X-ray
diffraction studies.