Acetic Acid → 2-{[3-methyl-1-(2-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]amino}benzamide

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A mixture of 3-methyl-1-(2-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-amine (Intermediate F, 1.00 g, 5.3 mmol), 2-bromobenzamide (1.07 g, 5.3 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.89 g, 6.4 mmol), and copper (II) acetate (39 mg, 0.2 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was heated (150° C.) in a sealed tube for 18 h. After cooling, the solution was adjusted to pH=4 using glacial acetic acid. The reaction mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3×20 mL), and then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography of the residue over silica gel using 33-50% ethyl acetate/hexane afforded a yellow solid that was washed with diethyl ether to give 2-{[3-methyl-1-(2-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]amino}benzamide (350 mg, 21%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.48 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, 1H), 7.32 (m, 7H), 6.77 (ddd, 1H), 6.08 (s, 1H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 2.00 (s, 3H); ES-MS m/z 307.1 (MH+); HPLC RT (min) 2.41.

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