Methanol → 4-Chloro-5-methoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydropyridazin-3-one

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Sodium metal (613 mg, 26.7 at-g) were dissolved in 35 ml of methanol. To this solution were added 4.15 g (23.18 mmol) of 4,5-dichloro-2-methyl-2H-pyridazin-3-one in four portions over 5 min. After stirring the suspension for 4 h at room temperature, the solution was neutralized by addition of 1 ml sat. ammonium chloride solution and concentrated in vaccuo. The residue was taken up in 100 ml of ethyl acetate, washed twice with water, drie over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vaccuo to yield 3.94 g (22.6 mmol, 97%) of the title compound as a crystalline white solid, MS: 175.2, 177.0 (M+H+).

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