Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-furancarboxylic acid

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A solution of methyl 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-furancarboxylate (124 mg, 0.60 mmol) in 6N sodium hydroxide (2.0 ml, 12.0 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (3.0 ml) was stirred at 70° C. in a sealed tube for 2 h. The resulting solution was cooled and then partitioned between H2O-DCM. The aqueous phase was adjusted to pH ˜4 and then washed several times with DCM. The combined organic fractions were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated affording 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-furancarboxylic acid (54 mg, 0.28 mmol, 47% yield) as a white solid: LCMS (ES) m/e 192 (M+H)+.

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