Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 11581244, compound

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To a stirred solution of ethyl 1-ethyl-4-(5-methyl-3-pyridyl)-6-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxylate (257 mg) in a mixture of EtOH (2.5 ml) and water (2 ml) was added potassium hydroxide (1.32 g) and the mixture was refluxed for 12 hours. Another potassium hydroxide (439 mg) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 4.5 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with CHCl3. The aqueous layer was acidified to pH3-4 by adding HCl and extracted with CHCl3. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was crystallized from EtOAc and n-hexane to give 1-ethyl-4-(5-methyl-3-pyridyl)-6-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo [3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid (168 mg) as a light yellow crystal.

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