Sodium Hydroxide → [3-Methyl-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]acetic acid

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0.100 g (2.489 mmol) of 2 molar aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added to 0.200 g (0.498 mmol) of methyl [3-methyl-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]acetate in 5.00 ml of methanol, and the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 h. The methanol was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was poured onto a mixture of 10 ml of water and 15 ml of dichloromethane. The aqueous phase was extracted with 15 ml of dichloromethane, acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid (pH=3) and extracted three times with in each case 15 ml of dichloromethane. Drying of the combined organic phases and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure give 0.108 g (71% of theory) of a yellow solid of melting point 246° C.

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