Sodium Cyanide → 1H-Pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 5-cyano-N-methyl-1-phenyl-

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A solution of 5.6 g of 5-bromo-1-phenyl-N-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and 2 g of sodium cyanide in 30 ml of DMF was heated at approximately 100° C. for 24 hours. An additional 2 g of sodium cyanide was next added to the reaction mixture which was then heated for an additional 24 hours at 100° C. The solution was poured into ice water and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration. The product thus isolated was recrystallized from 3A ethanol to provide 1.8 g of 5-cyano-1-phenyl-N-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide. MP=203°-204° C.

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