Water → 5-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide

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1.43 g (6 mmol) of 5-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole and 5.22 g (60 mmol) of manganese dioxide are heated under reflux in 40 ml of toluene for 3 hours using a water separator. The reaction mixture is then cooled and filtered over Hyflo, and the filtrate is concentrated by evaporation. The residue is added to 90 ml of isopropanol saturated with ammonia. At 0°, 1.47 g (30 mmol) of sodium cyanide and 10.44 g (120 mmol) of manganese dioxide are added. The reaction mixture is stirred for 4 hours at 0° and filtered over Hyflo. The filtrate is concentrated by evaporation. Recrystallisation of the residue from ethanol yields the pure 5-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide.

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