Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Chloro-1H-pyrazolo(4,3-d)pyrimidine

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Hydrochloric acid (70 mL, 8%) was added dropwise to a solution of 1-[5-chloro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]ethan-1-one (7 g, 33.83 mmol, 1.00 equiv, 95%) in tetrahydrofuran (70 mL) at 50° C. The resulting solution was refluxed for 30 min and then extracted with 2×100 mL of ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to give 2.5 g (45%) of 5-chloro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine as a white solid.

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