Step 1: (E)-3-(3,3-diisopropyltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (293 mg, 903 μmol, 1.00 equiv) was dissolved in 150 mL of dry THF under nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was cooled to 0 °C before lithium aluminum hydride (103 mg, 2.71 mL, 2.71 mmol, 1.00M, 3.00 equiv) was added slowly. The cooling was removed and the solution was stirred at 21 °C for 14 hours, then additional 5 hours at 50 °C. The solution was cooled to 21 °C and the reaction was quenched with a saturated K/Na-tartrate solution (150 mL). The organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the remaining aqueous phase was extracted with methylene chloride (3x 150 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (400 mL) and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give the crude (E)-(3-(3,3-diisopropyltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanamine, which was used for the next step without further purification.Step 2: The crude (E)-(3-(3,3-diisopropyltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanamine was dissolved in 150 mL of dry THF under nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was cooled to 0 °C before 3-methylbutanoyl 3-methylbutanoate (252 mg, 271 μL, 1.35 mmol, 1.50 equiv) was added slowly. The cooling was removed and the solution was stirred for 14 hours at 21 °C. The reaction was quenched with a saturated K2CO3-solution (150 mL) and the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The remaining aqueous phase was extracted with methylene chloride (3 x 150 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (400 mL) and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give the crude product.
