2-Chloro-3-hydrazinopyrazine → 8-Chlorotetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine

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2-Chloro-3-hydrazinylpyrazine (440 g, 3.0 mol) was suspended in acetic acid (500 mL) and cooled to 10° C. A solution of sodium nitrite (220 g, 3.2 mol) in water (200 mL) at 10° C. was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at 10° C. for 1 h, during which time a crystalline solid precipitated. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with ethanol (200 mL) and dried to afford the desired product as a red solid (350 g, 73% yield).

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