Thionyl Chloride → Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonyl chloride

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Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylic acid (11.73 g, 71.9 mmol) was suspended in thionyl chloride (36 mL, 493 mmol) and heated at 60° C. for 2 h. Formation of the acyl chloride was monitored as follows: a sample of the reaction mixture was evaporated and added to MeOH and formation of the corresponding methyl ester was detected by UPLC. Then thionyl chloride was removed under reduced pressure to obtain pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonyl chloride (14 g) as a yellow solid.

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