Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 13537979, compound

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5-(Trifluoromethyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester (3.31 grams, 0.0094 mole) and potassium hydroxide (0.8 gram, 0.014 mole) were combined in 25 ml of ethanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 hours, then poured into 150 ml of ice/water and filtered to remove solids. The remaining solution was acidified with concentrated HCl, filtered to separate the precipitate which was then dried and recrystallized from cyclohexane/toluene with charcoal, yielding 1.90 grams of 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, mp=154°-155° C.

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