Acetic Anhydride → HCID 178499167, compound

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A suspension of methyl 5-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylate (1.42 g, 10.0 mmol) in acetic anhydride (30 mL) was refluxed for 30 min until a clear solution was formed. The solution was evaporated to dryness and H2O (40 mL) was added. The resulting suspension was stirred at rt overnight. H2O was evaporated to afford the titled compound as a white powder (1.85 g), which was used without further purification.

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