Methyl iodide → 7-[3-(2-Methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-1-yl]heptanoic acid ethyl ester

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Add sodium hydride (900 mg, 18 mmol, 60% suspension in mineral oil) to a suspension of 7-[3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazol-1-yl]heptanoic acid ethyl ester (4.73 g, 15 mmol) and iodomethane (1.1 mL, 18 mmol) in THF (70 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen and warm the mixture to room temperature to stir for 12 hours. Remove the solvent under reduced pressure, dilute the residue with ethyl acetate (150 mL), wash with water (100 mL), and dry over sodium sulfate. Remove the solvent under reduced pressure and purify the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with hexanes/ethyl acetate (9:1), to provide 7-[3-(2-Methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-1-yl]heptanoic acid ethyl ester (3.75 g, 76%).

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