Isopropylamine → N-[4-Chloro-2-methyl-6-[[(1-methylethyl)amino]carbonyl]-phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide

To a solution of the benzoxazinone product of Step D (5.0 g, 11.3 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (35 mL) was added dropwise isopropylamine (2.9 mL, 34.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was then warmed until all solids had dissolved and stirred an additional five minutes, at which point thin layer chromatography on silica gel confirmed completion of the reaction. The tetrahydrofuran solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residual solid was purified by chromatography on silica gel, followed by trituration with ether/hexane to afford the title compound, a compound of the present invention, as a solid (4.6 g), melting at 195-196° C.