Water → N-((3-iodo-1-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene-sulfonamide

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N-((3-Iodo-1-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamide (41) (7.41 g, 15.66 mmol) was suspended in MeOH (20 mL). NaBH4 was added portionwise and the reaction was stirred for 3 hr until TLC monitoring revealed the disappearance of starting material. Water (20 mL) was added and MeOH was removed in vacuo. The residue was taken up in EtOAc (100 mL) and washed with sat. aq. NaHCO3 (100 mL) and dried over Na2SO4. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo. The resulting crude product was purified by column chromatography using EtOAc/hexane gradients to yield N-((3-iodo-1-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamide (42) (1.44 g, 37% over two steps) as a clear oil that solidified upon standing.

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