Sodium ethoxide → HCID 178505926, compound

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The crude 4-(3',5'-difluorobenzyl)-1-formyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (3.5 g) was refluxed overnight in a solution of sodium ethoxide (from sodium (0.3 g) in ethanol (25 ml.)). The reaction was filtered, evaporated to dryness, and diluted with water. The aqueous solution was acidified to pH 3-4 with 10% hydrochloric acid, and the precipitate was collected by filtration and recrystallized from ethanol-water to yield 2.3 g (71%) of 4-(3',5'-difluorobenzyl)-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol after recrystallization from water, m.p.: 129°-130° C.

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