Hydrazine → 5-bromo-1H-indazole

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To 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzaldehyde 161 (2.0 g, 9.85 mmol.) was added hydrazine (10 mL). The reaction mixture was heated under gentle reflux for 4 hours. Excess hydrazine was evaporated under reduced pressure. Ethyl acetate (200 mL) was added. The organic layer was washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The organic solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography to yield the desired 5-bromoindazole 162 (1.04 g, 5.28 mmol.).

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