Sodium Iodide → 3-bromo-4-(iodomethyl)-1-tert-pentyl-1H-pyrazole

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To a solution of 3-bromo-4-(chloromethyl)-1-tert-pentyl-1H-pyrazole (725 mg, 2.73 mmol) in acetone (25 mL) was added sodium iodide (4.09 g, 27.3 mmol). The reaction was heated at reflux for 2 hours, then cooled to room temperature and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate and brine. The organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to yield the title compound (824 mg, 85%) as a brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ): 7.47 (s, 1H), 4.26 (s, 2H), 1.83 (q, J=7.41 Hz, 2H), 1.50 (s, 6H), 0.67 (t, J=7.51 Hz, 3H).

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