Thionyl Chloride → 2-[4-(Chloromethyl)-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-YL]pyridine

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A mixture of 3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethanol (3.00 g), thionyl chloride (2.5 ml) and toluene (50 ml) was stirred at 70° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the residue, which was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to obtain 4-chloromethyl-3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-1H-pyrazole (3.10 g, yield 94%) as a colorless oily substance.

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