[OH-].[Na+].[C:3]([C:7]1[N:11]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([Cl:18])=[C:14]([C:19]([F:22])([F:21])[F:20])[CH:13]=2)[N:10]=[CH:9][C:8]=1[C:23]([O:25]CC)=[O:24])([CH3:6])([CH3:5])[CH3:4]>CO>[C:3]([C:7]1[N:11]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([Cl:18])=[C:14]([C:19]([F:20])([F:22])[F:21])[CH:13]=2)[N:10]=[CH:9][C:8]=1[C:23]([OH:25])=[O:24])([CH3:6])([CH3:4])[CH3:5]A solution of Sodium hydroxide (6.67 mL, 13.34 mmol) was added in one portion to a stirred solution of ethyl 5-tert-butyl-1-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate (Intermediate #120) (1 g, 2.67 mmol) in methanol (20 mL). The resulting suspension was stirred at 80° C. for 6 hours. The resulting mixture was evaporated to remove the methanol, washed with ether (20 mL). The reaction mixture was acidified with 2M HCl, extracted with ethyl acetate (2×30 mL) The organic layers were combined and washed with water (10 mL) and brine (10 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford pure 5-tert-butyl-1-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (0.766 g, 83%).
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