Pyrazole → methyl 6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)nicotinate

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To a solution of pyrazole (19.4 g, 0.28 mol) in 100 mL anhydrous DMSO, which was at a temperature of 0° C., was added NaH (7.5 g, 0.3 mol) gradually over a period of 30 min. The resulting reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, at which the mixture continued to agitate for an additional 30 min. Methyl 6-chloronicotinate (35 g, 0.2 mol) was added to the stirring reaction mixture and agitated vigorously for a period of 6 hr. The reaction mixture was subsequently cooled to a temperature of about 0° C. and poured into a saturated aqueous, 0° C. NH4Cl solution. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water, and dried to give a compound of formula (XI-a) (38.3 g, 93% yield) as an off-white solid.

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