Nitric Acid → 5-Chloro-1,3-dimethyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole

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Reaction Steps

148.0 gms. of 5-chloro-1,3-dimethylpyrazole are added to 530 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid at 0° and 370 ml. of fuming nitric acid are added dropwise with stirring. The reaction mixture is then stirred at 0° for 4 hours, poured over 250 gms. of ice and extracted with methylene chloride. 138 gms. of the product, 5-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole, are obtained from the dried organic phase as white crystals, m.p. 77°-78°.

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