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Selective thiocyanation (yield 70–90%) at the 3-position of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines was performed with thiocyanogen electrochemically generated in situ from NH4SCN in MeCN on a Pt anode. For substrates with higher oxidation potential addition of Lewis acids was necessary.
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