Potassium Hydroxide → 5-cyano-1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid

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Potassium hydroxide (1.7 grams, 0.027 mole) was dissolved in 20 ml of ethanol. This solution was poured into a refluxing solution of 5-cyano-1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester, in 50 ml of ethanol. The reaction mixture was heated on a steam bath for five minutes, then poured into ice-water, filtered, and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The precipitated product was collected and dried, yielding 3.2 grams of 5-cyano-1-tert-butyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (72% yield).

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