Butanoic acid, 2,3-dibromo-, ethyl ester → 2-benzylsulfanyl-7-methyl-1H-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-one

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Ethyl 2,3-dibromobutyrate (1.33 g, 48.5 mmol) was added dropwise over 15 minutes to a solution of 10 g (49 mmol) of 3-amino-5-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole in 20 ml of pyridine heated to °C. After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was heated at 65° C. for 20 hours, cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated by evaporation at reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with methanol to separate 1.64 g (13%) of the desired product as a colorless crystalline solid, m.p. 219°-220° C. IR and 1H NMR spectra were in agreement with the assigned structure.

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