Methyl iodide → 5-Methoxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid

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600 mg (2.94 mmol) of 5-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid were dissolved in 30 ml of DMF, 1.92 (5.9 mmol) of cesium carbonate and 1.04 g (7.35 mmol) of iodomethane were added, and the resulting mixture was heated for 4 h to 80° C. The mixture was filtrated and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 20 ml of MOH and 5.9 ml of an aqueous 1 M solution of sodium hydroxide. After stirring overnight the reaction was complete. The solvent was removed and the residue subjected to preparative HPLC to give the title compound in a yield of 38%.

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