3-Ethoxy-2-propenenitrile → 1-(4-FLUORO-PHENYL)-1H-PYRAZOL-3-AMINE

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To a hot solution of potassium tert-butoxide (2.54 g, 23 mmol) in tert-butanol (30 ml) was added 4-fluorophenylhydrazine hydrochloride (1.67 g, 10 mmol). After cooling to ambient temperature, a solution of 3-ethoxyacrylonitrile (1.0 g, 10 mmol) in tert-butanol (5 ml) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 3 h. After cooling to ambient temperature, the solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and extracted with water. The organic phases were combined, dried and evaporated. Silica gel chromatography using a heptane/ethyl acetate gradient yielded the amine as orange solid (0.78 g, 42%).

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