Water → 4-(Chloromethyl)-5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole

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To a solution of 11.5 g (50.0 mmol) of 5-difluoromethoxy-1,4-dimethyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole in 50 ml of carbon tetrachloride were added 10.1 g (75.0 mmol) of sulfuryl chloride and 0.8 (5.0 mmol) of α,α′-azobisisobutyronitrile, followed by heating and refluxing under stirring. The reaction solution was externally irradiated with a light for 11 hours. After the completion of the reaction was confirmed, the reaction solution was poured into water and extracted with chloroform. The resulting organic layer was washed with water and saline, successively, and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 4.8 g (purity: 83.4%, yield: 30.3%) of 4-chloromethyl-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole as a colorless transparent liquid.

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