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A scaleable process to produce vorozole has been reported: The reaction of 2,4-dichloronitrobenzene (I) with methylamine gives 5-chloro-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline (II), which is condensed with 4-chlorobenzonitrile (III) and oxidized with air to yield 4'-chloro-3-(methylamino)-4-nitrobenzophenone (IV). The hydrogenation of compound (IV), followed by cyclization by means of nitrous acid and reduction of the carbonyl group with NaBH4 affords the benzotriazole (V). Reaction of the OH group of (V) with SOCl2 provides the corresponding chloro derivative (VI), which is treated with acetohydrazide (VII) to give the racemic hydrazine derivative (VIII). Optical resolution of (VIII) by chiral chromatography yields the (S)-isomer (IX), which is finally cyclized with formamidine to afford vorozole.