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The general procedure for the synthesis of 3-pyrazolecarboxaldehyde from 3-dimethoxymethyl-1H-pyrazole: 2.3 kg of formic acid was added slowly and dropwise to 15.5 kg of an aqueous solution containing 13.8 kg of 3-dimethoxymethyl-1H-pyrazole at 0-15 °C. Subsequently, the reaction mixture was magnetically stirred at 25 °C for 12 h. A light yellow solid was obtained upon completion of the reaction. The precipitate was separated by filtration and the filter cake was washed with 10 L of water to give 643 g of the final yellow solid product 3-pyrazolecarboxaldehyde.