Water → 1-Methyl-4-nitro-1H-indazole

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Reaction Steps

A suspension of NaH (1.1 g, 32.2 mmol; 60% dispersion in mineral oil) in DMF (40 mL) was treated with 4-nitro-1H-indazole (5 g, 30.6 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) at 0° C. After stirring for 30 minutes, the mixture was treated with methyl iodide (4.6 g, 32.18 mmol) in DMF (20 ml) drop wise. The mixture was allowed to gradually warm to ambient temperature and stir overnight. The mixture was poured into water (250 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). The organics were combined, washed with water, brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed (SiO2, ethyl acetate/hexanes) to provide the title compound. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.24 (d, 1H), 8.19 (d, 1H), 7.65 (t, 1H).

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