Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole

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To a mixture of 2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diol (25.0 kg, 211.6 mol) and 1-(1-ethoxyethyl)-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (24, 55.0 kg, 206.7 mol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (750 kg) was slowly added a solution of HCl in MTBE (25.0 kg, 20-30% of HCl) at 0-5° C. The resulting reaction mixture was then stirred at 10-20° C. for 3-5 hours. After the selective deprotection reaction was complete as monitored by HPLC (1: below 1%), the reaction mixture was degassed and refilled with nitrogen before being cooled to −15° C. The cooled reaction mixture was then added triethylamine (TEA, 30.0 kg, 296.5 mol) to adjust pH to 7-8. The mixture was then gradually warmed to ambient temperature before being treated with water (150 kg). The two phases were separated and the organic layer was washed with brine (60 kg) and dried over sodium sulfate (Na2SO4). The drying reagent, sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), was removed by filtration and the resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure at 40-50° C. to a thick oil. The residue was warmed to 60-70° C. and diluted with petroleum ether (100 kg) at the same temperature. The resulting mixture was then gradually cooled to ambient temperature and subsequently to −5° C. and stirred at the same temperature for 3 hours. The solids was collected by centrifugation and dried at 50-60° C. under vacuum to afford the crude desired product (1, 33.75 kg, 40.11 kg theoretical, 84.1%). The crude desired product was then suspended in 1,2-dichloroethane (30 kg) and the resulting mixture was heated to reflux until a clear solution was formed. To the hot solution was then added petroleum ether (150 kg) at the same temperature. The resulting mixture was then gradually cooled to ambient temperature and subsequently to −5° C. and stirred and the same temperature for 3 hours. The solids were collected by centrifugation and dried under vacuum at 50-60° C. to afford 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (1, 31.0 kg, 40.11 kg theoretical, 77.3%) as an off-white solid, which is identical in every comparable aspect to the material synthesized by the synthetic method as described above in Example 5.

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