Dimethyl Sulfate → 2-Methoxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine

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Sodium (92 mg) was dissolved in 5 ml of absolute methyl alcohol with moderate cooling. To this solution 2-hydroxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (500 mg) was added and then dimethyl sulfate (500 mg) was added. The mixture was stirred for 30 min. at room temperature and refluxed for 8 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated to remove methyl alcohol, and water was added to the residue. The solution was extracted with n-hexane, and the n-hexane solution was dried over sodium sulfate. The dried n-hexane solution was concentrated and the residue was distilled to give 280 mg of oily product under reduced pressure.

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