5-Nitroindazole → HCID 178526490, compound

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Reaction Steps

5-Nitroindazole (20.0 g, 123 mmol, 1 equiv) was suspended in 500 mL MeOH. The mixture was refluxed and bromine (6.3 mL, 123 mmol, 1 equiv) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred at reflux for 3 hours, then at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solid was washed with diisopropyl either to afford 24.9 g (84%) of the title compound as a yellow solid.

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