Dimethylformamide → HCID 178481862, compound

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1-Methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol (9.8 g, 0.059 mole) was added in portions to a mixture of phosphorus oxychloride (9.2 g, 0.060 mole) and N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL, 0.12 mole) with cooling to control the reaction temperature near 40° C. The mixture was then heated and held at 90°-100° C. for one hour and poured while still warm (50° C.) into a mixture of methanol and water. The pH was adjusted to basic with 10% sodium hydroxide. The aqueous solution was washed with ether, then adjusted to acidic pH with 37% hydrochloric acid, and extracted with a mixture of ether and ethyl acetate. The extracts were dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give 5-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxaldehyde (9.4 g, 82% yield) which was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/cyclohexane to give a white solid, mp=116°-118° C.

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