Sodium hydride → HCID 2981036, compound

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To a solution of 3-nitro-1H-pyrazole (prepared in example 3, 200 mg, 1.77 mmol) in anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL), a 60% dispersion of sodium hydride in mineral oil (92 mg, 2.30 mmol) was added while stirring under nitrogen. After the effervescence ceased and the mixture was stirred for additional 30 min, 4-bromomethyl-benzonitrile (345 mg, 2.30 mmol) was added. The mixture was continued to stir under nitrogen for an additional 2 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and purification by ISCO flash column chromatography (Teledyne Isco RediSep Flash Column 40 g; 2% methanol/methylene chloride to 5% methanol/methylene chloride) afforded 4-(3-nitro-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)-benzonitrile (365 mg, 90%) as a white solid. The crude material was used in the following step without any further purification.

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