Thionyl Chloride → 5-(chloromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole hydrochloride

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Thionyl chloride (20 mL) was added to (1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol (2.0 g) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at 80° C. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and then was concentrated under reduced pressure. Ethyl acetate was added to the resulting precipitate and the mixture was filtered under a nitrogen atmosphere to afford 5-(chloromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole hydrochloride (1.5 g). The material was used for the next step without further purification. MS (EI+) (M+) 131.0

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