Potassium Hydroxide → Potassium 8-(cyclopentylamino)-1-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinazoline-3-carboxylate

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Ethyl 8-(cyclopentylamino)-1-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinazoline-3-carboxylate (230 mg, 0.67 mmol) was suspended in anhydrous ethanol (5 mL) and treated with a 1.5 M solution of potassium hydroxide in ethanol (1.33 mL, 3 eq.) at reflux temperature for 1.5 hours. After cooling in ice bath, the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration to give the title compound (193 mg, 82% yield) as a crystalline solid.

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