Ethyl Acetate → 2-({5-Chloro-2-[(1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino]-4-pyridinyl}amino)benzoic acid

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To a 50 mL round bottom flask was added 2-({5-chloro-2-[(1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino]-4-pyridinyl}amino)benzonitrile (300 mg, 0.850 mmol), and NaOH 1 M solution (10 ml, 10.00 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL). The mixture was heated under reflux for 18 hours. Ethyl acetate was added (20 mL) and the layers separated—all product stayed in the water phase. The water phase was neutralized with 6 N HCl, and 40 mL of ethyl acetate were added. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. 2-({5-Chloro-2-[(1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino]-4-pyridinyl}amino)benzoic acid (220 mg, 0.562 mmol, 66.1% yield) was isolated as off-white solid and used in the next step without further purification. LCMS (M+H)+=372.1; 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) ppm 1.33 (t, J=7.20 Hz, 4 H) 2.22 (s, 3 H) 4.00 (q, J=7.33 Hz, 2 H) 6.01 (s, 1 H) 6.82 (s, 1 H) 7.06 (td, J=7.52, 1.14 Hz, 1 H) 7.39-7.49 (m, 1 H) 7.49-7.55 (m, 1 H) 7.87-7.94 (m, 1 H) 8.05 (dd, J=7.83, 1.52 Hz, 1 H).

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