Acetic Acid → 5-Chloro-6-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

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A mixture of 1 g 5,7-dichloro-6-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, 0.5 ml glacial acetic acid, 1 ml methanol, 6 ml THF and 730 mg of Zn/Cu pair are stirred for 3 h at 50° C. The mixture is filtered through celite, evaporated to dryness and the residue is purified on silica gel (hexanes/ethyl acetate) to yield 550 mg of a 1:1 mixture of the desired product and the starting material, which was used without further purification.

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