Hydrochloric Acid → 1-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid

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Reaction Steps

0.12 g of ethyl 1-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-5-pyrazolecarboxylate was dissolved in 5 ml ethanol. 1 ml of 5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added thereto, followed by heating under reflux for 1 hour. The reaction solution was ice-cooled, neutralized with 2N hydrochloric acid and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated, to give 0.11 g of 1-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-5-pyrazolecarboxylic acid.

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