Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

According to Scheme 1, Step 1: K2CO3 (11.5 mmol, 1.59 g) was added to a solution of ethyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate (7.69 mmol, 1.60 g) in acetonitrile (24 mL) followed by 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxybenzene (8.46 mmol, 1.15 mL) and the reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 4.5 hours. After evaporation of the solvent, the reaction mixture was diluted with brine and EtOAc. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was dried over MgSO4, was filtered and was concentrated under reduced pressure to yield ethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate (7.68 mmol, 2.52 g, 100%) as an oil.

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