Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Amino-3-tert-butyl-1-(2-methylpyridine-5-yl)pyrazole

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A solution of 5-hydrazino-2-methyl-pyridine (8.0 g, 65.0 mmol) and 4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanenitrile (10.0 g, 79.9 mmol) in EtOH (200 mL) containing 6 N HCl (6 mL) was refluxed for 17 h, then cooled to room temperature. Solid sodium hydrogen carbonate was added to neutralize the solution. The slurry was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated. Column chromatography (silica gel, 2.5″×5″, eluant=EtOAc) afforded the desired 5-amino-3-tert-butyl-1-(2-methylpyridine-5-yl)pyrazole (9.21 g, 62%) as a tan solid.

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