Sodium Bromide → 3-Methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole

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A solution of 100 g of 3-methyl-2-pyrazoline and 64 g of NaBr in 3,000 g of methanol was electrolysed with 2 F/mol of 3-methyl-2-pyrazoline at a current density of 6.8 A/dm2 at a temperature of 20° C. Customary working up of the electrolysed mixture and fractional distillation gave 24.5 g of 3-methyl-2-pyrazoline and 29.5 g of 3-methylpyrazole (boiling point 127°-131° C./98 mbar). This corresponds to a conversion of 75%, a yield of 30% and a selectivity of 40%.

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