Formic Acid → HCID 178506083, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 5 L 3-neck round-bottom flask was charged with a solution of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzothioamide (205.65 g) in DMF (1.03 L). Hydrazine hydrate (73.2 mL, 2.0 eq.) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 1 h. HCOOH (1.03 L) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was refluxed at 90° C. for 3 h. After being allowed to cool down to RT, the reaction mixture was poured into saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (7 L) and extracted with EtOAc (3×1 L). The combined organic layers were washed with aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution (3×500 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure (35° C., 20 mmHg) to afford 180 g of the crude product. The crude material was stirred with petroleum ether (3×500 mL), filtered, and dried to obtain 160 g of the desired 3-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole obtained as a pale yellow solid (yield: 75%).

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