Sodium Hydroxide → 1-Methyl-1H-indazole-7-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 1-methylindazole-7-carboxylate (1 g, 5.3 mmol) was suspended in a mixture of sodium hydroxide (12 mL of 1.0 M, 12 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (8.7 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 30 minutes. The dioxane was evaporated off and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate three times and the extracts were discarded. The aqueous layer was then acidified with 4M hydrochloric acid and then filtered and washed with 1M hydrochloric acid to yield 1-methylindazole-7-carboxylic acid (0.9 g, 97%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO) δ 13.31 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.18 (s, 3H).

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