Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 5-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridin-3-amine

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Hydrazine hydrate (0.3 mL, 5.9 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 5-chloro-2-phenyl-isonicotinonitrile (420 mg, 1.9 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 3 hours, cooled and the resulting solid was filtered and dried in vacuo, affording a crude residue. Purification by column chromatography using a gradient elution of 0–5% methanol in dichloromethane as eluent afforded the title compound as a solid.

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