Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(Difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of ethyl 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylcarboxylate (1.4 g, 52 mmol) and aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10% strength, 3.1 g, 8 mmol) was stirred at 60° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the pH was then adjusted to 1 using concentrated hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture was cooled further to 0° C., resulting in the precipitation of a solid. The precipitated solid was filtered off, washed with cyclohexane and dried under reduced pressure. This gave 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylcarboxylic acid as a solid (amount: 0.8 g; yield: 87%). 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6): δ=3.9 (s, 2H), 7.2 (t, 1H), 8.35 ppm (s, 1H).

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