A solution of 1-[5-tert-butyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]-3-[4-(pyridin-4-yloxy)phenyl]urea (2.5 g, 5.3 mmol) in anhydrous EtOH (40 mL) was added to a round bottle (100 mL) flask containing 10% Pd/C (30 mg). The reaction vessel was fitted with a balloon adapter and charged with hydrogen and evacuated three times until the reaction was under a H2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h, and then filtered through a pad of celite. The celite was washed with EtOH (200 mL) and the filtrate was concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was purified by MPLC (1:1 hexanes/EtOAc) to give 1.8 g (77%) of the desired product. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 9.16 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.47 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 7.09 to 7.04 (m, 4H), 6.86 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 6.64 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 6.38 (s, 2H), 1.18 (s, 9H); MS LC-MS [M+H]+=443, RT=1.95 min.
