Oxalyl chloride → 1-[(4-Methoxy)phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-cyano-1H-pyrazole

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To a solution of 1-[(4-methoxy)phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-cyano-pyrazole -5-carboxylic acid (0.41 g, 1.32 mmol) in 20 mL of methylene chloride was added oxalyl chloride (0.17 mL, 1.98 mmol) and 2 drops of dimethylformamide. The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 6 h and then the volatiles were removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 20 mL of methylene chloride and then there was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.48 g, 3.96 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 10 min and then there was added (2'-methylsulfonyl-3-fluoro-[1,1']-biphen-4-yl)amine hydrochloride (0.47 g, 1.45 mmol). The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 16 h. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate and the organics were washed with 10% aq HCl, sat'd aq NaHCO3 and brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered through a pad of silica gel and concentrated to afford 0.6 g (81%) of the title compound as a tan solid. LRMS (ES+): 581.3 (M+Na)+.

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