Phosphorus oxychloride → 7-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile

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One gram of 7-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide and 5 ml. of phosphorus oxychloride is refluxed for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is evaporated to dryness and the residue is dissolved in methylene chloride, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. After passing through a short pad of hydrous magnesium silicate with eluent methylene chloride. Concentration of the eluent with addition of n-hexane gives the product, m.p. 141°-143° C.

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