Sulfuric Acid → 5-(pyridin-2-ylthio)-3-(1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yloxy)picolinamide

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A flask was charged with 5-(pyridin-2-ylthio)-3-(1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yloxy)picolinonitrile (35.19 g, 88.1 mmol), and sulfuric acid (227.3 g, 2317 mmol) and stirred at ambient temperature overnight. Water (100 mL) was slowly added to the reaction which was cooled in an ice bath, then ice (150 g) was added. 40% NaOH was slowly added until the pH was about 12. The mixture was extracted ethyl acetate (750 mL×2), and dichloromethane (500 mL). The organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford 5-(pyridin-2-ylthio)-3-(1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yloxy)picolinamide (27.69 g, 77.9 mmol, 89% yield).

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