Acetic Acid → HCID 18980951, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 1.5 g (3.6 mmole) of N-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-(4-propoxyphenyl)-4-methylamino-4,5,-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (Example 434) dissolved in 10 ml of methanol and 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added 0.15 g (2.4 mmole) of sodium cyanoborohydride and 0.2 g (4.3 mmole) of acetaldehyde. To this stirred solution was dropwise added 0.6 g (9.5 mmole) of acetic acid dissolved in 3 ml of methanol. After 30 minutes, the reaction was concentrated in vacuo, dissolved in 50 ml of diethyl ether, washed with water, washed with 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. Trituration with diethyl ether and hexanes yielded 1.4 g of the desired compound, mp 130°-132° C.

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