(3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)hydrazine

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: (3-Bromo-2-methylphenyl)hydrazine (CAS no. 459817-67-5) (10 g, 49.74 mmol) was suspended in MeOH (100 mL) under nitrogen at 0° C. 2-(Ethoxymethylene)malononitrile (6.07 g, 49.74 mmol) added portionwise over 5 mins and the mixture stirred at ˜0° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and then heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hours. No reaction. The starting material was NMRed and found to be a salt, so N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (17.33 mL, 99.47 mmol) was added and stirred for a further 16 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and redissolved in EtOAc, and washed sequentially with water ×2 and saturated brine. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to afford crude product, 5-amino-1-(3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (12.60 g, 91%). m/z (ES+) (M+H)+=279.25; HPLC tR=1.95 min. to warm to room temperature heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hours No reaction was added stirred for a further 16 hours The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness redissolved in EtOAc washed sequentially with water ×2 and saturated brine The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) filtered evaporated

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: (3-Bromo-2-methylphenyl)hydrazine (CAS no. 459817-67-5) (10 g, 49.74 mmol) was suspended in MeOH (100 mL) under nitrogen at 0° C. 2-(Ethoxymethylene)malononitrile (6.07 g, 49.74 mmol) added portionwise over 5 mins and the mixture stirred at ˜0° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and then heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hours. No reaction. The starting material was NMRed and found to be a salt, so N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (17.33 mL, 99.47 mmol) was added and stirred for a further 16 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and redissolved in EtOAc, and washed sequentially with water ×2 and saturated brine. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to afford crude product, 5-amino-1-(3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (12.60 g, 91%). m/z (ES+) (M+H)+=279.25; HPLC tR=1.95 min. to warm to room temperature heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hours No reaction was added stirred for a further 16 hours The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness redissolved in EtOAc washed sequentially with water ×2 and saturated brine The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) filtered evaporated