Lithium Hydroxide → 1-(2-tert-butoxyethyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of 1-(2-tert-butoxyethyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (620 mg, 2.0 mmol) in methanol (2 mL) and water (2 mL) was added lithium hydroxide (67 mg, 2.8 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 4 h, and then the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove the methanol. The residue was then acidified carefully with 6.0 N aqueous HCl. The resulting mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (2×30 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to provide 1-(2-tert-butoxyethyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid as a red oil (425 mg, 75%), which was used without further purification.

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