Isopropanol → HCID 13106789, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium borohydride (19 g, 0.5 mole) is added portionwise to an isopropanol (1 liter) solution of 1,2-dimethyl-3,5-diphenylpyrazolium methyl sulfate (40.1 g, 0.25 mole). The reaction is allowed to stir at room temperature for 3 days; then additional sodium borohydride (9 g, 0.25 mole) is added, and the reaction is heated to reflux with stirring and maintained there for 7 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and water (100 ml) is added over a 11/2-hour period. After stirring for 2 hours, the isopropanol is removed on a rotary evaporator, and the resulting paste slurried in water and extracted with diethyl ether. Evaporation of the ether layer gives the pyrazolidine as a viscous oil; 48.3 g, 72%, and analyzed as its HCl salt.

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