Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(Tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-6-yl)ethan-1-one

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To a stirred solution of 8.4 gm. (51.6 mmoles) of 2-chloro-5-acetylpyridine and 8.4 gm. (129 mmoles) of sodium azide in 150 ml of ethanol and 150 ml of water was added 75 ml of 10% HCl over a period of 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was then heated to reflux for 18 hours, cooled in an ice bath and the resulting crystals filtered off to give a first crop of 6.0 gm. A second crop of 1.0 gm. was obtained for a total of 7.0 gm. of A, (84.% yield), m.p. 159°-160° C.

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