Trifluoroacetic acid → 1-(4-Methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-YL)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

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Into a 100 mL pear shaped flask containing tert-butyl 1-(4-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (218 mg, 0.981 mmol) were added dichloromethane (5 mL) and trifluoroacetic acid (0.2 mL, 3 mmol). The clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes after which another 0.3 mL of trifluoroacetic acid were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 45 minutes and another 0.3 mL of trifluoroacetic acid were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The solvent and excess of trifluoroacetic acid were removed under reduced pressure to afford the title compound (360 mg). The material was used without further purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.78 (m, 2H), 2.02 (m, 2H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 7.54 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H).

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